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John Perzel
Pennsylvania State House District 172
Former member
In office
1979-2010
PartyRepublican
Personal
BirthdayJanuary 7, 1950
ProfessionLegislator

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John Perzel (b. January 7, 1950) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 172.

Perzel attended Temple University, Enterprise Junior College, and Auburn University. He then received his BA from Troy State University in 1975.

In 1979, Perzel joined the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He served in that position until 2010, representing the 172nd District.

Committee assignments

2009-2010

While a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Perzel served on the following committees:

Elections

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Perzel lost his bid for re-election to the 172nd District Seat in 2010. He defeated Joseph Gaynor in the primary election, receiving 2,147 votes while Gaynor received 807. Perzel lost to Democrat Kevin Boyle in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[1]

Pennsylvania State House, District 172
Candidates Votes Percent
Kevin Boyle (D) 9,131 53.7%
John Perzel (R) 7,872 46.3%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Perzel won re-election to the 172nd District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 18,507 votes, defeating Democrat Richard Costello (9,654).[2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 172
Candidates Votes Percent
John M. Perzel (R) 18,507 65.7%
Richard B. Costello (D) 11,646 34.3%

Controversies

Sentenced to prison

Perzel was sentenced to up to five years in prison on March 21, 2012 after admitting he used public funds for a computerized election system in order to help Republicans will elections.[3]

Personal

Perzel and his wife, Sheryl Stokes, have four children.

External links

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References

  1. ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
  2. ↑ Official 2008 state house election results from the Pennsylvania Department of State
  3. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Once-influential Pennsylvania legislator sentenced to prison," March 21, 2012
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Pennsylvania House Of Representatives District 172
1979–2010 		Succeeded by
Kevin Boyle (D)
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House Speaker: Samuel Smith (R) • House Majority Leader: Mike Turzai (R) • House Minority Leader: Frank Dermody (D)
   
  1. Patrick Harkins (D)
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  3. John Hornaman (D)
  4. Curtis Sonney (R)
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  6. Bradley Roae (R)
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  8. Richard Stevenson (R)
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  11. Brian Ellis (R)
  12. Daryl Metcalfe (R)
  13. John Lawrence (R)
  14. Jim Marshall (R)
  15. Jim Christiana (R)
  16. Robert Matzie (D)
  17. Michele Brooks (R)
  18. Gene DiGirolamo (R)
  19. Jake Wheatley, Jr. (D)
  20. Adam Ravenstahl (R)
  21. Dominic Costa (D)
  22. Martin Schmotzer (D)
  23. Dan Frankel (D)
  24. Joseph Preston, Jr. (D)
  25. Joseph Markosek (D)
  26. Timothy Hennessey (R)
  27. Daniel Deasy, Jr. (D)
  28. Mike Turzai (R)
  29. Bernard O'Neill (R)
  30. Randy Vulakovich (R)
  31. Steve Santarsiero (D)
  32. Anthony DeLuca (D)
  33. Frank Dermody (D)
  34. Paul Costa (D)
  35. Marc Gergely (D)
  36. Harry Readshaw, III (D)
  37. Thomas Creighton (R)
  38. William Kortz, II (D)
  39. Rick Saccone (R)
  40. John Maher (R)
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  2. Maria Donatucci (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. Tony Payton, Jr. (D)
  18. Angel Cruz (D)
  19. W. Curtis Thomas (D)
  20. Babette Josephs (D)
  21. Julie Harhart (R)
  22. William Keller (D)
  23. Maria Donatucci (D)
  24. Harold James (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. Gary Williams (D)
  36. Rosita Youngblood (D)
  37. Stephen Bloom (R)
  38. Cherelle Parker (D)
  39. John Myers (D)
  40. Mark Cohen (D)
  41. Dwight Evans (D)


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