Sean Summers
Sean Summers was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Pennsylvania.[1]
Biography
After graduating from the U.S. Army Ranger School, Summers spent several years at 1/75th Ranger Battalion before transferring to Ft. Carson, CO and the Long Range Surveillance Detachment. While there, Summers put himself through college. Summers then moved to Michigan to attend law school. After finishing law school, Summers volunteered to continue serving in the Army as a JAG officer. As a result, he was stationed at Ft. Bragg, N.C., in the 82nd Airborne Division and worked as a prosecutor. After 9/11, Summers volunteered to deploy to Afghanistan. Summers retired from the Army in 2004, and is now a partner at Barley Snyder LLP. For six years, Summers was lead counsel for Albert Snyder in the case Snyder v. Phelps after Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church protested Snyder's son's funeral.[2]
Elections
2012
Summers ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 4th District. He lost to Scott Perry in the Republican primary on April 24, 2012.[3] [4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Scott Perry |
53.5% | 34,881 |
| Christopher Reilly | 18.6% | 12,143 |
| Sean Summers | 14.3% | 9,316 |
| Theodore Waga | 4.7% | 3,086 |
| Eric Martin | 3.3% | 2,159 |
| Mark Swomley | 3.3% | 2,150 |
| Kevin Downs | 2.2% | 1,451 |
| Total Votes | 65,186 | |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennlive.com, "Sean Summers, lawyer for Albert Snyder in case against Westboro Baptist Church, announces run for Congress" accessed January 23, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website, "Sean Summers" accessed March 17, 2012
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 General Primary Unofficial Returns," April 24, 2012
- ↑ Pennsylvania Dept of State 2012 Official Primary Results
