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P. Michael Sturla

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P. Michael Sturla
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Pennsylvania State House District 96
Incumbent
In office
1991 - Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position 22
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$82,026/year
Per diem$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected1990
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sUniversity of Kansas, 1979
Personal
Birthday02/18/1956
Place of birthLancaster, PA
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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P. Michael Sturla (b. February 18, 1956) is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 96.

Sturla earned his BS in Environmental Design from the University of Kansas in 1979. He is the founder of Sturla Brothers, Incorporated Construction and Contracting and founder of Aarchitrave.

Sturla served on the Lancaster City Council from 1987 to 1990. He then joined the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1991. He has served in that position since, representing the 96th District. He currently serves as Majority Policy Chairman.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Rules

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Sturla ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 96. Sturla ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on April 24 and defeated Thomas Garman (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 96, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgP. Michael Sturla Incumbent 67.5% 14,659
     Republican Thomas Garman 25.3% 5,493
     Independent Paul Culbreth 7.3% 1,581
Total Votes 21,733

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Sturla won re-election to the 96th District Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition and defeated Republican Tom Garman, Jr. in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[3]

Pennsylvania State House, District 96
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg P. Michael Sturla (D) 6,962 62.0%
Tom Garman (R) 4,270 38.0%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Sturla won re-election to the 96th District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 18,877 votes running unopposed.[4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 96
Candidates Votes Percent
Mike Sturla (D) Green check mark.jpg 18,877 100.0%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Sturla received $210,184 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[5]


Personal

Sturla and his wife, Nicole, have two children.

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References

  1. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, Official Primary Results
  2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 26, 2012
  3. ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
  4. ↑ Official 2008 state house election results from the Pennsylvania Department of State
  5. ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 donations
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Pennsylvania House Of Representatives District 96
1991–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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