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Mark Painter
Mark Painter.jpg
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146
Incumbent
In office
2013-Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position 0
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$82,026/year
Per diem$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 6, 2012
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Tax collector, Limerick Township
Education
High schoolPottsgrove High School
Bachelor'sUniversity of Pennsylvania, B.S. (Electrical engineering)
Personal
ReligionLutheran
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

Contents

Mark Painter is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing District 146 since 2013.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Agriculture & Rural Affairs
• Human Services
• Local Government

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Painter ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 146. Painter ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on April 24 and defeated incumbent Thomas Quigley (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 146, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgMark Painter 50.4% 14,888
     Republican Thomas Quigley Incumbent 49.6% 14,680
Total Votes 29,568

Campaign themes

Painter supports property tax relief, increased state funding for education, and reduced red tape regarding taxes. On the issue of fracking, he states that he will, "advocate for close monitoring of groundwater contamination and other environmental risks, and support the creation of industry-funded reserves to protect the taxpayer from bearing the cleanup costs when problems are uncovered."[2]

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Painter was unopposed in the May 18 Democratic primary but lost to incumbent Republican Thomas Quigley in the November 2 general election.[3]

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

Recent news

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References

  1. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 9, 2012
  2. ↑ Painter2012.com "Issues," Accessed October 12, 2012
  3. ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
Political offices
Preceded by
Thomas Quigley (R) 		Pennsylvania House Of Representatives District 146
2013–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)


Democratic (90) • Republican (111) • Vacancy (2) • Pennsylvania House of Representatives • Pennsylvania State Senate
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