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John Maher
John Maher.jpg
Pennsylvania State House District 40
Incumbent
In office
1997 - Present
Term ends
November, 30 2012
Years in position 16
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$82,026/year
Per diem$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected1996
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Personal
ProfessionCertified public accountant
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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John Maher is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 40.

Maher earned his AB in Management Sciences/Accounting from Duke University. He then attended Scholarship Studies at Oxford University. He also attended Fellowship Studies at the Australian Graduate School of Management.

Maher works as a Certified Public Accountant.

Maher was appointed to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1997. He has served in that position since, representing the 40th District.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Maher served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Chair
• Professional Licensure

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Maher served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Maher served on these committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Maher ran for Pennsylvania Auditor and re-election to the House in 2012. He defeated John Pinto in the April 24 Republican primary for Auditor[1] and is unopposed in his re-election bid for the House. Maher lost the general election for Auditor to Eugene DePasquale (D) on November 6, 2012.[2]

If elected as auditor, Maher said he would focus on uncovering waste, fraud and corruption. In the primary, Maher stressed the fact that he is a CPA, while Pinto, his opponent in the Republican primary, is not. “It’s clear to me that the state is in fiscal trouble. And it’s clear to me that the state deserves an auditor as auditor general,” Maher said.[3]

Maher was re-elected to his district 40 House seat in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 40, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgJohn Maher Incumbent 100% 28,402
Total Votes 28,402
Pennsylvania Auditor General General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgEugene DePasquale 49.7% 2,729,565
     Republican John Maher 46.4% 2,548,767
     Libertarian Betsy Summers 3.8% 210,786
Total Votes 5,489,118
Election Results via Pennsylvania Department of State.


  • Primary
    • Maher won the Republican primary nomination for the 2012 state auditor general election with 66.1% of the vote.
Pennsylvania Auditor - Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark.jpgJohn Maher 66% 453,343
Frank Pinto 34% 233,372
Total Votes 686,715

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Maher won re-election to the 40th District Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[4]

Pennsylvania State House, District 40
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg John Maher (R) 21,808 100.0%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Maher won re-election to the 40th District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 28,753 votes running unopposed.[5]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 40
Candidates Votes Percent
John Maher Green check mark.jpg 28,753 100.0%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Maher received $76,271 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[6]


Personal

Maher is single.

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References

  1. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Election returns: 2012 general primary," accessed April 24, 2012
  2. ↑ Philadelphia Inquirer, "Election Results 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
  3. ↑ Daily American, "Maher makes his pitch for auditor general," April 19, 2012
  4. ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
  5. ↑ Official 2008 state house election results from the Pennsylvania Department of State
  6. ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 donations
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Pennsylvania House Of Representatives District 40
1997–present 		Succeeded by
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v • d • e
Republican majority Current members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
House Speaker: Samuel Smith (R) • House Majority Leader: Mike Turzai (R) • House Minority Leader: Frank Dermody (D)
   
  1. Nicholas Micozzie (R)
  2. Margo Davidson (D)
  3. William Adolph, Jr. (R)
  4. Gregory Vitali (D)
  5. Duane Milne (R)
  6. Thomas Killion (R)
  7. Edward Neilson (D)
  8. Brendan Boyle (D)
  9. Kerry Benninghoff (R)
  10. Kevin Boyle (D)
  11. Michael McGeehan (D)
  12. John Sabatina, Jr. (D)
  13. Michael O'Brien (D)
  14. Mario Scavello (R)
  15. John Taylor (R)
  16. Scott Petri (R)
  17. James Clay (D)
  18. Angel Cruz (D)
  19. W. Curtis Thomas (D)
  20. Brian Sims (D)
  21. Julie Harhart (R)
  22. William Keller (D)
  23. Maria Donatucci (D)
  24. Jordan Harris (D)
  25. Gary Day (R)
  26. James Roebuck, Jr. (D)
  27. Rosemary Brown (R)
  28. Vanessa Brown (D)
  29. Ronald Waters (D)
  30. Louise Williams Bishop (D)
  31. Will Tallman (R)
  32. Pamela Delissio (D)
  33. Michelle Brownlee (D)
  34. Seth Grove (R)
  35. J.P. Miranda (R)
  36. Rosita Youngblood (D)
  37. Stephen Bloom (R)
  38. Cherelle Parker (D)
  39. Stephen Kinsey (D)
  40. Mark Cohen (D)
  41. Dwight Evans (D)


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