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Michael Puskaric
Michael Puskaric (Republican Party) was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 39. He assumed office on December 1, 2018. He left office on November 30, 2022.
Puskaric (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 39. He lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Puskaric was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Puskaric was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce Committee, Subcommittee Chair on Housing
- House Education Committee
- Insurance Committee
- House Labor & Industry Committee
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
2022
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39
Andrew Kuzma defeated Richard Self in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Kuzma (R) | 59.1 | 18,102 |
| Richard Self (D) | 40.9 | 12,508 | ||
| Total votes: 30,610 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39
Richard Self advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard Self (Write-in) | 42.9 | 300 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 57.1 | 400 | ||
| Total votes: 700 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39
Andrew Kuzma defeated incumbent Michael Puskaric in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Kuzma | 58.7 | 4,309 |
 | Michael Puskaric | 41.3 | 3,032 | |
| Total votes: 7,341 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Michael Puskaric defeated Sara-Summer Oliphant in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Puskaric (R) | 62.8 | 23,093 |
 | Sara-Summer Oliphant (D) | 37.2 | 13,669 | |
| Total votes: 36,762 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39
Sara-Summer Oliphant advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara-Summer Oliphant | 100.0 | 7,522 |
| Total votes: 7,522 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Michael Puskaric defeated Tom Kirsch in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Puskaric | 51.0 | 3,552 |
| Tom Kirsch | 49.0 | 3,410 | ||
| Total votes: 6,962 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39
Michael Puskaric defeated Robert Rhoderick Jr. in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Puskaric (R) | 55.8 | 14,870 |
| Robert Rhoderick Jr. (D) | 44.2 | 11,778 | ||
| Total votes: 26,648 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39
Robert Rhoderick Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Rhoderick Jr. | 100.0 | 3,568 | |
| Total votes: 3,568 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39
Michael Puskaric advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Puskaric | 100.0 | 3,207 |
| Total votes: 3,207 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 5 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 7 to November 30.
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Rick Saccone (R) |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Andrew Kuzma (R) |
