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Timothy Solobay
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Pennsylvania State Senate District 46
Incumbent
In office
2011-Present
Term ends
November 30, 2014
Years in position 2
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$82,026/year
Per diem$159/day
Elections and appointments
First electedNovember 2, 2010
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
1998-2010
Education
Bachelor'sCalifornia University of Pennsylvania, 1984
Personal
BirthdayMarch 20, 1956
Place of birthCanonsburg, PA
ReligionPresbyterian
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Timothy Solobay is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 46. Solobay joined the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1999. He served in that position until 2010, representing the 48th District. Solobay was elected to the senate in 2010 with his term expiring in 2014.

On March 2, 2010, Solobay announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to replace state Sen. Barry Stout.[1]

Solobay earned his RT from Washington Hospital School of Radiology Technology in 1976. He went on to receive his BS from California Coastal University in 1985.

Solobay was a Radiographer at Washington Hospital from 1976 to 1990. He also worked as Pennsylvania State Constable for Canonsburg from 1982 to 1998. From 1990 to 1998, he was CAT/MRI Department Supervisor at Washington Hospital. He currently works as an Emergency Medical Technician.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness, Minority Chair
• Agriculture & Rural Affairs
• Appropriations
• Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
• Transportation

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Elections

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Solobay did not seek re-election in 2010 but instead won election to the 46th District state senate seat. Solobay was unopposed in the May 18 Democratic primary and defeated Republican Kris Vanderman in the November 2 general election.[2]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 46
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Timothy Solobay (D) 40,560
Kris Vanderman (R) 35,528

2008

On November 4, 2008, Solobay won re-election to the 48th District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 23,725 votes running unopposed.[3]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 48
Candidates Votes Percent
Timothy Joseph Solobay Green check mark.jpg 23,725 100.0%

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Solobay raised a total of $428,554 in campaign funds.[4] His top contributors were:

Donor Amount
Democratic Senate Campaign Cmte $50,000
Rendell 95 $35,000
Cmte to Re-elect Mike Stack $35,000
Citizens for Hughes $16,750

Personal

Solobay and his wife, Karen, have two children.

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References

  1. ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Solobay to seek state Sen. Stout seat," March 2, 2010
  2. ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
  3. ↑ Official 2008 state house election results from the Pennsylvania Department of State
  4. ↑ 2010 Campaign Contributions
Political offices
Preceded by
Barry Stout (D) 		Pennsylvania State Senate District 46
1977–present 		Succeeded by
NA
Preceded by
' 		Pennsylvania House Of Representatives District 48
1999–present 		Succeeded by
NA
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
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. Don White (R)
  2. Wayne Fontana (D)
  3. Jay Costa (D)
  4. John Rafferty (R)
  5. James Brewster (D)
  6. Timothy Solobay (D)
  7. Elder Vogel (R)
  8. Mike Folmer (R)
  9. Sean Wiley (D)
  10. Bob Robbins (R)


Democratic (23) • Republican (27) • Pennsylvania State Senate • Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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