Joe Scarnati
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| In office 2000 – present |
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| Born | January 2, 1962 Brockway, Pennsylvania |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sheryl |
| Children | Lisa, Kelly, Michael |
| Residence | Brockway, Pennsylvania |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://www.senatorscarnati.com/ |
Joseph B. Scarnati is an American politician from the U.S. State of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Republican Party and currently serves as President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania State Senate. Scarnati is in his second term as Senator from the 25th District.
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[edit] Personal
Scarnati is from the Brockway, Pennsylvania area of Jefferson County and graduated from Penn State DuBois with a B.A. in Business Administration in 1982.
[edit] Political career
Prior to his senate election, Scarnati served on both the Brockway Borough Council (1986-1994) and the Jefferson County Development Council.
In 2000, State Sen. William Slocum was convicted of illegal dumping and resigned his seat. [1] Scarnati ran for the seat as an independent against Slocum, who was attempting a comeback in the special election to replace him. Scarnati prevailed in a three-way race and switched to the Republican party after his election. [2]
Scarnati ran with no Democratic opposition in his first re-election attempt, taking 89.5% of the vote over a candidate from the Constitution Party.
For two years Scarnati served as Chairman of the Labor and Industry Committee, Majority Deputy Whip, and in February 2006 was appointed Chairman of the Senate Majority Policy Committee.
In May 2006, Robert Jubelirer and David Brightbill, the Republicans' two top leaders were defeated in the primary election, victims of the legislative pay raise fallout. Scarnati narrowly won the race to replace Jubelirer against veteran lawmakers Stewart Greenleaf and Jeffrey Piccola. [3]
| Preceded by Robert Jubelirer |
President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate 2007–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
