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Thom Welby
Thom Welby (Democratic Party) was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 113. He assumed office on November 17, 2021. He left office on November 30, 2022.
Welby (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 113. He won in the special general election on November 2, 2021.
Biography
Thom Welby graduated from West Scranton High School in 1968. Welby's career experience includes working as the director of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus, the chief of staff of then-State Representative Martin Flynn, and an advertising consultant with WNEP-TV.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2021
See also: Pennsylvania state legislative special elections, 2021
General election
Special general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113
Thom Welby defeated Dominick Manetti and Bonnie Flaherty in the special general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thom Welby (D) | 68.8 | 9,191 |
| Dominick Manetti (R) | 27.7 | 3,698 | ||
| Bonnie Flaherty (L) | 3.5 | 466 | ||
| Total votes: 13,355 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Sheroda (Independent)
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scorecards
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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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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113 2021-2022 |
Succeeded by Kyle Donahue (D) |
