Bernard O'Neill

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Bernard O'Neill
Image of Bernard O'Neill
Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 29
Successor: Meghan Schroeder

Education

Associate

Bucks County Community College

Bachelor's

Pennsylvania State University

Graduate

Temple University

Contact

Bernard O'Neill (Republican Party) was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 29. O'Neill assumed office in 2003. O'Neill left office on November 30, 2018.

O'Neill (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 29. O'Neill did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 6, 2018.

O'Neill has served as Township Supervisor/Chair of the Warminster Township.

Biography

O'Neill earned his A.S. from Bucks County Community College, his B.S. from Pennsylvania State University and his Master's of Education from Temple University. When he served in the state House, his professional experience included working as a special education teacher for William Tennent High School of the Centennial School District, as deputy state constable for the Warminster Township, as a migrant program consultant, and as a counselor for Bucks County Intermediate Unit No. 22.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
Education
Finance, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, O'Neill served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, O'Neill served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, O'Neill served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, O'Neill served on these committees:

Issues

Voter ID

During a debate over Voter ID legislation in the House on June 23, 2011, O'Neill said he showed up to vote during an election only to find someone had signed in as him and was able to vote. He stated, “someone had taken my identity and they had voted for me, and they were able to vote for me because there was no identification.”[1]

Some Republicans used O'Neill's story as proof of in-person voting fraud. However, in August 2012, O'Neill said that his original comments were not completely accurate. While his initial comments inferred that the election he was talking about was the 2002 Republican primary for the 29th legislative district, it was actually about an election in the early 1990s. Additionally, he stated "I ended up being able to vote. Somehow, they figured out it was human error."[2]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 29

Meghan Schroeder defeated Andrew Dixon in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 29 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Meghan Schroeder
Meghan Schroeder (R)
 
52.2
 
16,555
Image of Andrew Dixon
Andrew Dixon (D) Candidate Connection
 
47.8
 
15,157

Total votes: 31,712
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 29

Andrew Dixon advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 29 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Dixon
Andrew Dixon Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
4,062

Total votes: 4,062
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Bernard O'Neill advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 29 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bernard O'Neill
Bernard O'Neill
 
100.0
 
4,331

Total votes: 4,331
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2016

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Bernard O'Neill defeated Larry Mullins in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 29 general election.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 29, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bernard O'Neill Incumbent 61.94% 22,018
     Democratic Larry Mullins 38.06% 13,529
Total Votes 35,547
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Incumbent Bernard O'Neill ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 29 Republican primary.[5][6]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 29 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bernard O'Neill Incumbent (unopposed)

Larry Mullins (D) received enough votes as a write-in candidate to appear on the general election ballot.[7]


2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Bernard O'Neill was unopposed in the Republican primary and unchallenged in the general election.[8][9][10]

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

O'Neill ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 29. O'Neill ran unchallenged in the Republican primary on April 24 and defeated Brian Monroe (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 29, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBernard O'Neill Incumbent 58.3% 20,970
     Democratic Brian Munroe 41.7% 14,998
Total Votes 35,968

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

O'Neill ran for re-election to District 29 in 2010. He had no primary opposition and defeated Democrat Frank Feinberg in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[13]

Pennsylvania State House, District 29
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Bernard O'Neill (R) 16,837 63.6%
Frank Feinberg (D) 9,640 36.4%

2008

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, O'Neill won re-election to District 29 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 21,431 votes, defeating Democrat Brad Kirsch (14,633).[14]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 29
Candidates Votes Percent
Bernie O'Neill (R) Green check mark transparent.png 21,431 59.4%
Brad Kirsch (D) 14,633 40.6%

Campaign finance summary


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Bernard O'Neill campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 29Won $61,602 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 29Won $16,700 N/A**
2012Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 29Won $63,138 N/A**
2010Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 29Won $36,022 N/A**
2008Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 29Won $59,203 N/A**
2006Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 29Won $48,184 N/A**
2004Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 29Won $52,509 N/A**
2002Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 29Won $306,190 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2018

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2011

Personal

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When he served in the state House, O'Neill had a wife, Linda.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
'
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 29
2003–2018
Succeeded by
Meghan Schroeder (R)


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