Ryan Bizzarro

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Ryan Bizzarro
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3
Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

12

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$106,422.33/year

Per diem

$185/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Associate

Edinboro University

Bachelor's

Edinboro University

Graduate

Gannon University

Contact

Ryan Bizzarro (Democratic Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 3. He assumed office on December 1, 2012. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.

Bizzarro (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 3. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Bizzarro also ran for election for Pennsylvania Treasurer. He lost in the Democratic primary on April 23, 2024.

Biography

Bizarro earned his A.A. in political science from Edinboro University, his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Edinboro University and his master's degree in public administration from Gannon University. His professional experience includes working as an advocate for the Office of District Attorney and Crime Victim Center in Erie County and as a Behavioral Health Specialist for McKinley Elementary School.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Bizzarro was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Bizzarro was assigned to the following committees:

Note: State Rep. Bizzarro was elected to serve as chairman of the House Democratic Policy Committee for the 2021-22 legislative session.[2]

2019-2020

Bizzarro was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
Consumer Affairs
Insurance
Judiciary
Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bizzarro served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Bizzarro served on the following committees:

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

2024

Pennsylvania Treasurer

See also: Pennsylvania Treasurer election, 2024

General election
General election for Pennsylvania Treasurer

Incumbent Stacy Garrity defeated Erin McClelland, Nickolas Ciesielski, Troy Bowman, and Chris Foster in the general election for Pennsylvania Treasurer on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stacy Garrity
Stacy Garrity (R) Candidate Connection
 
51.9
 
3,542,336
Image of Erin McClelland
Erin McClelland (D)
 
45.6
 
3,115,393
Image of Nickolas Ciesielski
Nickolas Ciesielski (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
99,228
Troy Bowman (Constitution Party)
 
0.6
 
40,886
Image of Chris Foster
Chris Foster (Forward Party)
 
0.4
 
26,753

Total votes: 6,824,596
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Treasurer

Erin McClelland defeated Ryan Bizzarro in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Treasurer on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erin McClelland
Erin McClelland
 
54.0
 
547,345
Image of Ryan  Bizzarro
Ryan Bizzarro
 
45.5
 
461,905
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
5,278

Total votes: 1,014,528
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania Treasurer

Incumbent Stacy Garrity advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania Treasurer on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stacy Garrity
Stacy Garrity Candidate Connection
 
99.3
 
853,284
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
5,658

Total votes: 858,942
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House District 3

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Ryan Bizzarro defeated Micah Goring in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan  Bizzarro
Ryan Bizzarro (D)
 
57.6
 
22,015
Micah Goring (R)
 
42.3
 
16,155
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
62

Total votes: 38,232
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Ryan Bizzarro advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan  Bizzarro
Ryan Bizzarro
 
99.0
 
7,020
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
70

Total votes: 7,090
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3

Micah Goring advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Micah Goring
 
99.0
 
4,777
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
50

Total votes: 4,827
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Ryan Bizzarro defeated Joe Kujawa in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan  Bizzarro
Ryan Bizzarro (D)
 
64.1
 
19,934
Joe Kujawa (R)
 
35.9
 
11,179

Total votes: 31,113
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Ryan Bizzarro advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan  Bizzarro
Ryan Bizzarro
 
100.0
 
8,531

Total votes: 8,531
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3

Joe Kujawa advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Joe Kujawa
 
100.0
 
6,453

Total votes: 6,453
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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 3

Incumbent Ryan Bizzarro defeated Greg Hayes in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan  Bizzarro
Ryan Bizzarro (D)
 
61.4
 
22,219
Greg Hayes (R)
 
38.6
 
13,985

Total votes: 36,204
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Ryan Bizzarro advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan  Bizzarro
Ryan Bizzarro
 
100.0
 
9,406

Total votes: 9,406
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3

Greg Hayes advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Greg Hayes (Write-in)
 
100.0
 
1,372

Total votes: 1,372
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Ryan Bizzarro won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan  Bizzarro
Ryan Bizzarro (D)
 
100.0
 
20,265

Total votes: 20,265
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Ryan Bizzarro advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan  Bizzarro
Ryan Bizzarro
 
100.0
 
5,016

Total votes: 5,016
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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 Ryan Bizzarro defeated Greg Lucas in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 general election.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ryan Bizzarro Incumbent 59.94% 19,595
     Republican Greg Lucas 40.06% 13,094
Total Votes 32,689
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Incumbent Ryan Bizzarro ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ryan Bizzarro Incumbent (unopposed)

Greg Lucas ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3 Republican primary.[5][6]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Greg Lucas  (unopposed)

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 Ryan Bizzarro was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Luke Lofgren was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bizzarro defeated Lofgren in the general election.[7][8][9]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 3 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Bizzarro Incumbent 64.7% 13,155
     Republican Luke Lofgren 35.3% 7,175
Total Votes 20,330

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Bizzarro ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 3. Bizzarro ran unchallenged in the Democratic primary on April 24 and defeated Jason Owen (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 3, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Bizzarro 53.3% 16,198
     Republican Jason Owen 46.7% 14,208
Total Votes 30,406

Campaign themes

2024

Pennsylvania Treasurer

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign website

Bizzarro’s campaign website stated the following:

PROTECT STATE ASSETS AND OUR PENSIONS
The state treasurer chooses how to invest and grow billions of dollars of our money. Keeping our state on a solid financial footing is essential to maintaining a good statewide credit score that allows us to make vital infrastructure investments. New roads, bridges, clean water, schools, and so much more all require capital funding to move Pennsylvania forward.

Reviewing State Contracts: I will implement a state contracting process review to add protections from wage theft and work to increase opportunities for prevailing wages and investment in companies that invest in Pennsylvania.

PROTECT IMPORTANT PROGRAMS
529 College Savings Program:Pennsylvania parents deserve a top performing PA 529 College Savings Program that is easy to access and enroll. PA’s 529 plan is a tax-free savings account to pay for college, trade schools, and apprenticeship programs. My office will expand enrollment efforts to provide more informational outreach to parents in preschools, elementary schools, and doctors’ offices.

PA Able: The PA Able program provides peace of mind to caregivers of people with disabilities. As Treasurer, I will connect with advocates, home care providers, and organizations like the ARC of Pennsylvania to encourage caregivers to make the most of the program.

Low-Interest Loans: I am dedicated to protecting access to low-interest loans for our cities, towns, farmers, and non-profits. The state treasurer’s office manages loan programs that support and expand our number one industry, agriculture, as well as oversight of community development loan funds.

KEEP PENNSYLVANIANS CLOSER TO THEIR MONEY
Reuniting Over $4 billion in lost money with Pennsylvanians: My office will implement an automatic system for returning money that eliminates some bureaucratic barriers and reduces unneeded delays. Additionally, I am dedicated to expanding veteran services. I will reunite more military decorations with veterans or their next of kin, and eliminate hurdles for servicemembers who change states and leave assets behind.

Increase Financial Literacy: I want to be a state treasurer who helps Pennsylvanians learn more about their own money and how to protect and grow it. I will provide new educational materials and opportunities to increase financial literacy for all those who wish to learn, from our student-aged Pennsylvanians to our retirees. A better, closer relationship with our finances begins with better understanding about how to utilize it, protect it, and even invest it.

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
Under Treasurer Stacy Garrity’s stewardship, Pennsylvania has failed to make meaningful progress in returning billions of dollars in unclaimed property that belongs to Pennsylvanian individuals, local governments, non-profits, and businesses.

Pennsylvania’s current approach is unimaginative and lacks aggressive leadership. It is slowed by half- measures and bureaucratic impediments that aren’t working. I will change it.[11]

—Ryan Bizzarro’s campaign website (2024)[12]

House District 3

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Ryan Bizzarro did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Ryan Bizzarro did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Ryan Bizzarro did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Ryan Bizzarro campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3Won general$0 $0
2024* Pennsylvania TreasurerLost primary$830,214 $865,396
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3Won general$587,135 $324,200
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3Won general$132,376 N/A**
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3Won general$95,537 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 3Won $112,490 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 3Won $96,072 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Preceded by
John Hornaman (D)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 3
2012-Present
Succeeded by
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