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Wendi Thomas
Wendi Thomas (Republican Party) was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 178. She assumed office on December 1, 2018. She left office on November 30, 2022.
Thomas (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 178. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Thomas announced on January 25, 2022, that she would not seek re-election to the state House.[1]
Thomas was the Region 4 representative on the Council Rock Board of Directors in Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2018.[2]
Biography
Thomas obtained her bachelor's degree in political science and accounting from Gettysburg College. She works as the senior vice president of account management at Health Advocate.[3]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Thomas was assigned to the following committees:
- Professional Licensure Committee, Secretary
- Aging & Older Adult Services Committee
- Children & Youth Committee, Secretary
- Insurance Committee
2019-2020
Thomas was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging & Older Adult Services Committee, Subcommittee Chair on Programs and Benefits
- Children & Youth Committee
- Insurance Committee
- House Local Government Committee
- Professional Licensure 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
2020
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178
Incumbent Wendi Thomas defeated Ann Marie Mitchell in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wendi Thomas (R) | 55.4 | 24,787 |
 | Ann Marie Mitchell (D) | 44.6 | 19,927 | |
| Total votes: 44,714 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178
Ann Marie Mitchell advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ann Marie Mitchell | 100.0 | 8,566 |
| Total votes: 8,566 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178
Incumbent Wendi Thomas advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendi Thomas | 100.0 | 7,436 |
| Total votes: 7,436 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
Regular scheduled election
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178
Wendi Thomas defeated incumbent Helen Tai in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendi Thomas (R) | 50.8 | 17,608 |
 | Helen Tai (D) | 49.2 | 17,036 | |
| Total votes: 34,644 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178
Incumbent Helen Tai advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Helen Tai | 100.0 | 6,269 |
| Total votes: 6,269 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178
Wendi Thomas advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendi Thomas | 100.0 | 6,649 |
| Total votes: 6,649 | |||
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Special election
A special election for the position of Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 was held on May 15, 2018. Candidates running for special elections in Pennsylvania are selected by their respective political parties.[4]
The seat was left vacant after the resignation of Scott Petri (R) on December 31, 2017. Petri resigned from the state House after being appointed to the position of executive director of the Philadelphia Parking Authority.[5]
Helen Tai (D) defeated Wendi Thomas (R) in the special election.[6]
2015
Five of the nine seats on the Council Rock Board of Directors were up for election in the general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
Region 1 incumbent Bill Foster and Region 2 candidate Edward Tate won election without opposition. Region 4 incumbent Wendi Thomas (R) defeated challenger Richard Wilkinson (D). Region 5 incumbent Jerold S. Grupp (R) won re-election against challenger Leslie Rothberg (D). Michael Thorwart (R) defeated Michelle Held (D) in the Region 7 race. No independent candidates filed for the election.[2]
Results
| Council Rock School District, Region 4, General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Wendi Thomas Incumbent |
61.7% | 1,126 | |
| Democratic | Richard Wilkinson | 38.3% | 699 | |
| Total Votes | 1,825 | |||
| Source: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "Bucks County Election Results," accessed January 4, 2016 | ||||
| Council Rock School District, Region 4 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Richard Wilkinson |
52.2% | 130 | |
| Democratic | Wendi Thomas Incumbent | 47.8% | 119 | |
| Total Votes | 249 | |||
| Source: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "Bucks County Election Results," accessed July 6, 2015 | ||||
| Council Rock School District, Region 4 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wendi Thomas Incumbent |
54.4% | 265 | |
| Republican | Richard Wilkinson | 45.6% | 222 | |
| Total Votes | 487 | |||
| Source: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "Bucks County Election Results," accessed July 6, 2015 | ||||
Funding
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Endorsements
Thomas received an official endorsements from the Northampton Township Republican Committee.[7]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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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
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Bucks County Courier Times, "PA Rep. Wendi Thomas won't seek re-election in 2022," January 25, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bucks County, Pennsylvania, " Unofficial Candidate List for the Municipal Primary of May 9, 2015," accessed April 2, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candidates" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ LinkedIn, "Wendi Thomas," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ The Morning Call, "Special elections set for two Pennsylvania state House seats," January 8, 2018
- ↑ Buck County Courier Times, "Scott Petri leaving Harrisburg to head Philadelphia Parking Authority," December 18, 2017
- ↑ Politics PA, "Parties Trade State House Special Election Wins," May 16, 2018
- ↑ Bucks Local News, "Northampton Township Republican Committee announces endorsements for 2015 Primary," April 15, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Helen Tai (D) |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 178 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Kristin Marcell (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Council Rock School District school board Region 4 2008-2018 |
Succeeded by - |
