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John Dissinger

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Education

High school

Lebanon High School, 1985

Bachelor's

United States Naval Academy, 1990

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy Reserve

Years of service

1999 - 2003

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Years of service

1990 - 1999

Personal
Profession
Pilot
Contact

John Dissinger was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 101 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[1] He announced that his withdrawal from the race on March 31, 2016, but stayed on the ballot.

Dissinger served on the Lebanon City Council as vice-chairman for two-years and chairman for one year.[2]

Biography

Dissinger earned his B.S. in Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1990. His professional experience includes working as a U.S. Customs officer and commercial pilot. He served in the US Navy as a pilot from 1990 until December 1999, when he was Honorably Discharged. He continued his service with Naval Reserve as an Aviation Engineering Duty Officer until 2003.[2]

Campaign themes

2014

Dissinger's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[3]

  • Excerpt: "Abolish the property tax and the death tax."
  • Excerpt: "Strict term limits of 10 years on legislators, and cut their perks."
  • Excerpt: "Audit state government annually for waste and fraud."
  • Excerpt: "Strictly limit state borrowing and spending."
  • Excerpt: "Ease the tax burden on small business."
  • Excerpt: "Pass the "Right to Work" law."
  • Excerpt: "Enact strict lobbying reform."

Elections

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 Mauree Gingrich (R) did not seek re-election.

Francis Ryan defeated Lorraine Scudder in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 101 general election.[4][5]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 101, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Francis Ryan 67.00% 19,800
     Democratic Lorraine Scudder 33.00% 9,752
Total Votes 29,552
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Lorraine Scudder ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 101 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 101 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lorraine Scudder  (unopposed)


Francis Ryan defeated Pier Hess, Jeffrey Griffith, and John Dissinger in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 101 Republican primary.[6][7]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 101 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Francis Ryan 36.11% 3,913
     Republican Pier Hess 29.53% 3,200
     Republican Jeffrey Griffith 28.12% 3,047
     Republican John Dissinger 6.25% 677
Total Votes 10,837


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 Mauree Gingrich defeated John Dissinger in the Republican primary, while Patricia Stephens was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Gingrich defeated Stephens in the general election.[8][9][10]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 101 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMauree Gingrich Incumbent 71.7% 12,138
     Democratic Patricia Stephens 28.3% 4,799
Total Votes 16,937
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 101 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMauree Gingrich Incumbent 60.4% 2,910
John Dissinger 39.6% 1,905
Total Votes 4,815

Personal

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Dissinger is married and has three children.[2]

Recent news

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