Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.
Brad Koplinski
Brad Koplinski was a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2014 elections. Koplinski is a Harrisburg City Councilman. He announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor at the Capitol on February 4, 2013.[1] He lost in the primary.
Biography
Outside the government arena, Koplinski's professional background includes authoring a book entitled of Hats In The Ring: Conversations with Presidential Candidates and teaching courses on subjects ranging from Martin Luther King, Jr. and consumer protection to history at Central Pennsylvania College.[2]
He worked in Washington D.C. for the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and for the Internal Revenue Service's Office of Chief Counsel. Back in Pennsylvania, Koplinski served as a policy analyst for Pennsylvania Auditor General, helping carry out the watchdog department's audits of tax-payer funded government agencies on the federal and state level, as well as agency policies to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of their spending practices.
Koplinski put his political activism on display for a number of campaigns. In 2008, he was the controller for the 2008 Obama-Biden Pennsylvania campaign, state political director for former Senator Arlen Specter and Central Pennsylvania political director for former Senator Hillary Clinton.[2]
Koplinski earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois-Chicago and a J.D. from the New England School of Law.
Education
- Kankakee High School (1987)
- Bachelor's degree - University of Illinois-Chicago
- J.D. - New England School of Law (1995)
Elections
2014
Koplinski ran for election to the office of Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor in 2014. He failed to win the Democratic nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014.[1]
Results
Koplinski lost the primary to Mike Stack.
| Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Mike Stack |
46.8% | 351,627 | ||
| Mark Critz | 15.9% | 119,334 | ||
| Mark Smith | 14.6% | 109,519 | ||
| Brad Koplinski | 11.9% | 89,524 | ||
| Brandon Neuman | 10.8% | 81,438 | ||
| Total Votes | 751,442 | |||
| Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State. | ||||
2007
Koplinski was first elected to the Harrisburg City Council in 2007.[2]
Campaign finance summary
Ballotpedia currently provides campaign finance data for all federal- and state-level candidates from 2020 and later. We are continuously working to expand our data to include prior elections. That information will be published here as we acquire it. If you would like to help us provide this data, please consider donating to Ballotpedia.
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Koplinski currently resides in Midtown Harrisburg with his dog Truman. He once appeared on television as a contestant on Jeopardy.[2]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for Brad Koplinski + Lieutenant Governor + Pennsylvania
See also
- Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
- Current Lt. Gov Jim Cawley
- Pennsylvania Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
External links
- Official Campaign Website (dead link)
- Follow Koplinski on Twitter
- Koplinski on Facebook
- Profile on LinkedIn
Footnotes
 |
State of Pennsylvania Harrisburg (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
