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Stewart Greenleaf

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Stewart Greenleaf
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Pennsylvania State Senate District 12
Incumbent
In office
1979-Present
Term ends
November 30, 2014
Years in position 34
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$82,026/year
Per diem$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 2, 2010
First elected1978
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
1977-1978
Commissioner, Upper Moreland Township
1972-1976
Education
Bachelor'sUniversity of Pennsylvania, 1961
J.D.University of Toledo Law School, 1966
Personal
BirthdayOctober 4, 1939
Place of birthMontgomery County, PA
ProfessionAttorney
ReligionPresbyterian
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

Contents

Stewart Greenleaf has been a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate since 1979. Greenleaf was re-elected in November of 2010 with his term expiring in 2014. Before becoming a Senator, Greenleaf was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1977 to 1978 and was a Commissioner for Upper Moreland Township from 1972 to 1976.

Greenleaf graduated from Penn in 1961 with his Bachelor's degree and later graduated from Toledo Law in 1966. Greenleaf is a practicing Attorney in addition to being a Senator.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Judiciary, Chair
• Intergovernmental Operations, Vice Chair
• Appropriations
• Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
• Education
• Finance

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Elections

2010

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2010

Greenleaf won re-election in District 12. He was unopposed in the May 18 Republican primary and defeated Democrat Ruth S. Damsker in the November 2 general election.[1]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 12
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Stewart Greenleaf (R) 62,748
Ruth S. Damsker (D) 35,266

2006

On November 7, 2006, Greenleaf was re-elected to Pennsylvania State Senate District 12.[2]

Greenleaf raised $344,288 for this campaign.[3]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 12
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg GREENLEAF, STEWART J. (R) 56,935
ALBERT, JEFF (D) 42,257

Campaign themes

Greenleaf's campaign website homepage lists three major causes he has been fighting for in the legislature, which are also the top three issues on the "Issues" page:[4]

  • Taxes/Economy Greenleaf "supports a Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights that will limit state spending every year."
  • Jobs Greenleaf wants to "reduce burdensome taxes and regulations to make Pennsylvania competitive with other states and countries" and "invest in the small businesses and entrepreneurs across the Commonwealth who drive job creation."
  • Reforming State Government Greenleaf "has long been a champion for making state government more open, accessible and transparent to citizens."

Campaign donors

2010

Greenleaf raised $305,770 during the 2010 election cycle.

His top contributors are listed below.[5]

Donor Amount
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association $71,000
Pennsylvania Republican Party $57,247
Pennsylvania Association for Justice $31,000
Southeast Republican Senate Victory Cmte $10,000
Pennsylvania Family PAC $5,000

2006

Greenleaf raised $344,288 during the 2006 election cycle.

His top contributors are listed below.[6]

Donor Amount
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association $22,000
Pennsylvania Future Fund $5,000
Pennsylvania State Education Association $4,900
James Beasley, Jr. $4,650
BlUEPAC of Pennsylvania $4,150
Korean Americans for Political Equality $3,500
Pennsylvania Association of Realtors $3,250
Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen $3,000
Pennsylvania Bar Association $3,000
William Sasso $2,921

District 12

Greenleaf represents Pennsylvania Senate District 12. District 12 includes the Northern Philadelphia suburbs of Hatfield, North Wales, and Middletown[7].

Personal

Stewart is married to Kelly Greenleaf. They have four children and resides in Willows Grove, Pennsylvania.

External links

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References

  1. ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
  2. ↑ "Pennsylvania State Senate official election results for 2006"
  3. ↑ Follow the Money's report on 2006 campaign contributions
  4. ↑ Stewart Greenleaf campaign website, "Issues"
  5. ↑ Campaign contributors to Stewart Greenleaf
  6. ↑ Campaign contributors to Stewart Greenleaf
  7. ↑ "Pennsylvania Senate" Map of Philadelphia Suburban Senate Districts
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Pennsylvania State Senate District 12
1979–present 		Succeeded by
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v • d • e
Republican majority Current members of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Senate President: Jim Cawley (R) • Senate Majority Leader: Dominic Pileggi (R) • Senate Minority Leader: Jay Costa (D)
   
  1. Judy Schwank (D)
  2. Stewart Greenleaf (R)
  3. Lloyd Smucker (R)
  4. John Yudichak (D)
  5. Rob Teplitz (D)
  6. Pat Browne (R)
  7. Daylin Leach (D)
  8. Lisa Boscola (D)
  9. Andy Dinniman (D)
  10. Lisa Baker (R)
Democratic (23) • Republican (27) • Pennsylvania State Senate • Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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