Does your state lean blue or lean red? Check out our new report, highlighting partisan control of state government from 1992-2013.
R. Ted Harhai
| R. Ted Harhai | ||
![]() | ||
| Pennsylvania State House District 58 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1999 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 1, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 14 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $82,026/year | |
| Per diem | $159/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 1998 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Carnegie Mellon University, 1977 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | 01/23/1955 | |
| Place of birth | Monessen, PA | |
| Profession | Investment Banker | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
Contents |
Harhai earned his Bachelor's Degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 1977. He currently works as an Investment Banker.
Harhai served on the City Council of Monessen from 1996 to 1997. He then served as Mayor of the City of Monessen from 1998 to 2002. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in a special election in 1999. He has served in that position since, representing the 58th District.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Harhai served on the following committees:
| Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Liquor Control | ||||
| • Urban Affairs, Democratic Chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Harhai served on these committees:
| Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Committees, Democratic Chair | ||||
| • Environmental Resources & Energy | ||||
| • Liquor Control | ||||
| • Local Government | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Harhai served on these committees:
| Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Environmental Resources & Energy | ||||
| • Liquor Control | ||||
| • Local Government | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
Elections
2012
Harhai ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 58. Harhai ran unchallenged in the April 24 primary and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 58, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | 100% | 19,627 | ||
| Total Votes | 19,627 | |||
2010
Harhai won re-election to the 58th District Seat in 2010. He defeated Scott Painter in the primary election, receiving 6,291 votes while Painter received 1,998. Harhai defeated Republican Rob Ferguson in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[3]
| Pennsylvania State House, District 58 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| |
10,958 | 56.1% | ||
| Rob Ferguson (R) | 8,572 | 43.9% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Harhai won re-election to the 58th District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 21,449 votes running unopposed.[4]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 58 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| R. Ted Harhai |
21,449 | 100.0% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Harhai received $149,720 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[5]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to R. Ted Harhai's campaign in 2010 | |
| Ted Harhai Campaign Fund | $8,958 |
| R Ted Harhai Campaign Fund | $8,913 |
| Dojonovic, Robert | $6,150 |
| Gysegem, Steve | $4,912 |
| Consol Energy | $3,700 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $149,720 |
Personal
Harhai is single.
Recent news
| Know more information about this profile? Submit a bio |
This section displays the most recent stories in a Google News search for the term "Ted + Harhai + Pennsylvania + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
Ted Harhai News Feed
- WATCHBLOG: Per diem kings and queens for March 2013 - Pennsylvania Independent
- Sen. Bob Mensch among legislative per diem kings and queens for March - The Mercury
Cite error: <ref> tags exist, but no <references/> tag was found
External links
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Rep. R. Ted Harhai
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
References
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, Official Primary Results
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 26, 2012
- ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
- ↑ Official 2008 state house election results from the Pennsylvania Department of State
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 donations
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Pennsylvania House Of Representatives District 58 1999–present |
Succeeded by NA |
State of Pennsylvania Harrisburg (capital) | |
|---|---|
| Ballot Measures |
List of Pennsylvania ballot measures | Local measures | School bond issues | Ballot measure laws | Campaign Finance Requirements | |
| Government |
Pennsylvania State Constitution | House of Representatives | Senate | Executive Director of the Legislative Finance and Budget Committee | |
| State executive offices |
Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Attorney General | Secretary of State | Treasurer | Auditor General | Secretary of Education | Commissioner of Insurance | Secretary of Agriculture | Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources | Secretary of Labor & Industry | Chairman of Public Utilities | |
| Judiciary |
Pennsylvania Supreme Court | Commonwealth Court | Superior Court | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas | Judicial news | Judicial selection in Pennsylvania | |
| Transparency Topics |
Right to Know Law | Transparency Checklist | Government corruption | Transparency Legislation | Open Records procedures | Transparency Advocates | Transparency blogs | State budget | Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations | |
| Divisions |
State |
List of Counties |
List of Cities |
List of School Districts | |
- State legislative article missing donor information
- Current member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- 2010 candidate
- Democratic Party
- Pennsylvania
- 2010 incumbent
- 2010 winner
- House of Representatives candidate, 2010
- State representatives first elected in 1998
- 2012 incumbent
- House of Representatives candidate, 2012
- 2012 primary (winner)
- 2012 general election (winner)
- 2012 unopposed
- 2012 unopposed primary and general election
