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Joe D'Orsie
Joe D'Orsie (Republican Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 47. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.
D'Orsie (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 47. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Joe D'Orsie was born in York, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor's degree from Duquesne University in 2008. His career experience includes working as a communications director for Praise Community Church. D'Orsie has been affiliated with the York Young Republicans, Praise Community Church, and the American Legion.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
D'Orsie was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Joe D'Orsie defeated Edward Ritter in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 47 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe D'Orsie (R) | 62.7 | 22,322 |
 | Edward Ritter (D)  | 37.1 | 13,201 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 35,589 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 47
Edward Ritter advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 47 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edward Ritter (Write-in) | 59.8 | 407 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 40.2 | 274 | ||
| Total votes: 681 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Joe D'Orsie advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 47 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe D'Orsie | 98.8 | 5,795 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 72 | ||
| Total votes: 5,867 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for D'Orsie in this election.
Pledges
D'Orsie signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 47
Joe D'Orsie won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 47 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe D'Orsie (R) | 100.0 | 19,537 |
| Total votes: 19,537 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 47
Joe D'Orsie defeated incumbent Keith Gillespie in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 47 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe D'Orsie | 59.7 | 5,178 |
 | Keith Gillespie | 40.3 | 3,491 | |
| Total votes: 8,669 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Joe D'Orsie completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by D'Orsie's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I have a dream that Pennsylvania will someday outlaw abortion. Our federal and state constitutions guarantee the right to life and our laws protect life. Yet, this horrific act occurs every day. My primary goal as a legislator is to do anything necessary to reverse pro-abortion policies and promote life in the keystone state.
- State government is huge and it's very good at spending other people's money. It must be drastically reduced, shrunk, and reined in. The formula for prosperity is a non-intrusive form of government that has limited regulations, low taxes, and limited hurdles for taxpayers and business owners to clear. Further, arbitrary and illegal mandates coming down on Pennsylvanians from Harrisburg, dictating details about their lives and how they can and can't operate on a day-to-day basis is intolerable. State government just needs to generally get out of the way .
- Pennsylvania's public schools should be a haven for objective and impartial education, not a place where our kids are bombarded with far-left ideologies. Whether it's CRT or one of its tributaries, we need to reclaim the classroom curricula so that our children aren't confused with anti-American material and radical, divisive falsehoods.
Ron Paul - Congressman Ron Paul is a bit of a hero to me. His understanding of America's founding and our system of limited government has been an inspiration to me.
The Revolution: A Manifesto - Ron Paul
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 2 to November 14.
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2023
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In 2023, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 13.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 47 |
Officeholder Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 47 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 27, 2022
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| Preceded by Keith Gillespie (R) |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 47 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
