Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Darlene; 3 Children: Tina, Julie, Scott
Birth date: 1951
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
Home City: Pittsburgh PA
Religion: Catholic

Education

Attended, Criminal Justice, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1981 Graduated, Allegheny County Police Academy, 1978 Master Plumber, Mon Yough Plumbing Apprentice Program, 1975

Profession

Chief of Police, City of Pittsburgh, 2006 Director of Public Safety, Municipality of Penn Hills, PA, 2005 Police Officer, City of Pittsburgh Police Department, 1979-2005 Master Plumber, Costa Plumbing, 1970-1979 Plumbing Instructor, Mon Yough Plumbing Apprentice Program

Committees

Gaming Oversight
Insurance
Judiciary
Tourism and Recreational Development

HB 934 Amends Voter Identification Laws
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1950 Amends Statutes Concerning Oil and Gas Resources
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 1249 Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 7732 Tuition Vouchers for Charter Schools
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: -

HB 1977 Amending Insurance Coverage of Abortions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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HB 934 Amends Voter Identification Laws
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1950 Amends Statutes Concerning Oil and Gas Resources
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 1249 Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 7732 Tuition Vouchers for Charter Schools
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: -

HB 1977 Amending Insurance Coverage of Abortions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 242 Permitting the On-Site Sale of Alcohol at Distilleries
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1950 Amends Statutes Concerning Oil and Gas Resources
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 439 Hiring Undocumented Workers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1503 Angel Investment Tax Credits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 960 Public Assistance Program Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 330 Amending The Taxpayer Relief Act
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 960 Public Assistance Program Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1485 2011-2012 Budget
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 1131 Tort Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 934 Amends Voter Identification Laws
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 815 Reducing the Offense of "Sexting" for Minors
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 574 Amending the Health Care Facilities Act of 1979
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1 Comparative Negligence Provisions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 262 New Gaming Unit in the Office of Attorney General
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 101 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

HB 1926 Amending Self-Protection Laws
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2497 Retirement Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 101 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

HB 1926 Amending Self-Protection Laws
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2497 Retirement Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 40 Self Defense Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1155 Establishing a Natural Gas Severance Tax
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 1042 2010-2011 Budget Implementation and Fiscal Law Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2601 Environmentally Beneficial and Energy Efficient Technologies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 67 Driving Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2279 2010-2011 Budget
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2572 Establishing the Special Juvenile Victim Compensation Fund
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2189 Defining the Offense of Sexting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 704 Special Education Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2497 Retirement Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 708 Recycling Program for Electronic Materials
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1502 Verification of Employee Eligibility
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 711 Legalizing Table Games
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 711 Legalizing Table Games
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1614 Fiscal Code Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1416 2009-2010 Budget
Stage: Concurrence Vote With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1531 Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1531 Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1828 Municipal Pension System Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1663 Appropriations from State Gaming Fund
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1828 Municipal Pension System Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1663 Appropriations from State Gaming Fund
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1828 Municipal Pension System Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1416 2009-2010 Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 264 Expungement of Criminal Records and Juvenile Records
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 746 Children's Health Care Insurance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1 Expanding Health Insurance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 746 Children's Health Care Insurance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1 Expanding Health Insurance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 81 Liquor Tastings and Liquor Code Updates
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

A771 Requiring Hands Free Devices for Cell Phones in Cars
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

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