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John McGinnis (Pennsylvania)
John D. McGinnis is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 79 from 2013 to 2018.
McGinnis did not seek re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2018.
Biography
McGinnis earned his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1976, his M.S.B.A. from Indiana University South Bend in 1987 and his Ph.D. from Penn State in 1993.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education |
| • Labor & Industry |
| • Tourism & Recreational Development |
| • Urban Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McGinnis served on the following committees:
| Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Game & Fisheries |
| • Local Government |
| • Urban Affairs |
| • Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, McGinnis served on the following committees:
| Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Aging & Older Adult Services |
| • Labor & Industry |
| • State Government, Secretary |
| • Urban Affairs |
Issues
Pension costs
For the 2014-2015 fiscal year, Pennsylvania is expected to devote $2 billion to state public pensions, including the State Employees Retirement System (SERS) and the Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS), an increase of nearly $600 million from the 2013-2014 budget and roughly $1 out of every $15 Pennsylvania plans to spend. The increase in pension costs generated several responses from Pennsylvania leaders. "The largest cost and growth in next year’s budget will be pension costs," Senate President Joe Scarnati, stated in December 2013. "To pay the bill will mean that we are forced to flat-fund or reduce-fund many areas of the budget that have already been cut close to the bone." McGinnis said, "We in state government have had a shameful history since 2001 producing legislation that short-changes the funding of our public employee pensions...The mistake has always been to not pay the bill." The Corbett administration expressed interest in creating a hybrid pension system to potentially cut nearly $7 billion off the state's total pension bill.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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
John McGinnis did not file to run for re-election.
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 John McGinnis ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 79 general election.[2][3]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 79, General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  John McGinnis Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||
Incumbent John McGinnis defeated Peter Starr in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 79 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 79 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John McGinnis Incumbent |
66.61% | 5,621 | |
| Republican | Peter Starr | 33.39% | 2,818 | |
| Total Votes | 8,439 | |||
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 John McGinnis was unopposed in the Republican primary and unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
2012
McGinnis ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 79. McGinnis defeated incumbent Richard Geist in the April 24 Republican primary and defeated Richard Flarend in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John McGinnis |
55% | 11,935 | |
| Democratic | Richard Flarend | 45% | 9,752 | |
| Total Votes | 21,687 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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John McGinnis |
51.7% | 2,718 |
| Richard Geist | 48.3% | 2,535 |
| Total Votes | 5,253 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 2 through November 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 3 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 5 through November 30.
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2015
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In 2015, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 6 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 7 through November 12.
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2013
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In 2013, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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Recent news
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See also
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Pennsylvania General Assembly
- Joint Committees
- Pennsylvania state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- John McGinnis on Facebook
- John McGinnis on YouTube
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ WatchDog.org, "Cash or credit? PA facing $600 million in new pension costs," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 9, 2012
- ↑ Pennsylvania Independent, "Incumbents fall in PA House, congressional races," April 24, 2012
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Richard Geist (R) |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 79 2013–2018 |
Succeeded by Louis Schmitt Jr. (R) |
