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Rick Saccone

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Rick Saccone
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Pennsylvania State House District 39
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
November, 30 2012
Years in position 2
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$82,026/year
Per diem$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected2010
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Personal
ProfessionProfessor
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Rick Saccone has been a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2011, representing District 39. He was first elected in 2010, with his term expiring in 2012.

He served in the U.S. Air Force as a Counterintelligence and Special Agent for over 10 years. After his service, he remained in North Korea and worked as a television anchor before getting into international business. When he returned to the U.S., he completed his Ph.D. to become a professor. He currently works at St. Vincent College teaching political science and various international courses.

Saccone earned his B.S. from Weber State University, his M.P.A. from the University of Oklahoma, his M.A. from the Naval Postgraduate School, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Judiciary
• State Government
• Urban Affairs
• Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
• Joint Conservation

2011-2012

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

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Saccone ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 39. Saccone defeated Shuana D'Alessandro in the Republican primary on April 24 and defeated David Levdansky (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [1][2]


Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 39, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgRick Saccone Incumbent 50.2% 14,495
     Democratic David Levdansky 49.8% 14,383
Total Votes 28,878

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Saccone won election to the 39th District seat in 2010. He defeated Shawn Hess in the May 18 Republican primary and defeated incumbent Democrat David Levdansky in the November 2 general election.[3]

Pennsylvania State House, District 39
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Rick Saccone (R) 10,761 50.4%
David Levdansky (D) 10,610 49.7%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Saccone raised a total of $159,497 in campaign funds.[4] His top contributors were:

Donor Amount
House Republican Campaign Cmte of Pennsylvania $84,848
Republican Party of Pennsylvania $17,381
Pennsylvania Republican Party $16,382
Joel Jukus (Republican Party of PA) $15,837

Personal

Saccone and his wife Yong live in Elizabeth Township with their two sons, Nick and Matthew.[5]

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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. ↑ 2010 Campaign Contributions
  5. ↑ State Representative Rick Saccone: About Rick
Political offices
Preceded by
David Levdansky (D) 		Pennsylvania House of Representatives 39
2011–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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