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Tom O'Brien

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Tom O'Brien
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Candidate for
Pennsylvania State Senate District 13
PartyDemocratic
Prior offices
Manheim Township School Board of Directors
1995-2011
Education
Bachelor'sUniversity of Scranton
Personal
ProfessionRite Aid Corp.
ReligionEpiscopalian
Websites
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Tom O'Brien was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 13 of the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012

O'Brien ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 13. O'Brien ran unchallenged in the Democratic primary on April 24 and was defeated by incumbent Lloyd Smucker (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [1][2]

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 13, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgLloyd Smucker Incumbent 55.7% 64,153
     Democratic Tom O'Brien 44.3% 50,981
Total Votes 115,134

Campaign themes

O'Brien has stated: "The Keystone state is a vital component in the nation’s economic engine. In a world where China, India and others are emerging as global economic powers, we must prepare students to compete in this climate, we must understand the benefits of keeping taxes low while still calling for corporations to contribute their fair share, and we must understand that we’re all in this fight together."[3]

Personal

O'Brien and his wife Jan have three children.[4]

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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. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named TO
  4. ↑ Obrienforpasenate.com "About," Accessed October 8, 2012
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