Stewart Greenleaf

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Stewart J. Greenleaf
Member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from the 12th district
In office 1978 – present

Born	October 4, 1939 (1939-10-04) (age 68) Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Kelly
Residence	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania, University of Toledo College of Law
Religion	Presbyterian

Stewart J. Greenleaf is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 12th District since 1979. His district includes portions of Montgomery and Bucks Counties.

1 Biography
2 Career
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Greenleaf is a 1961 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received his juris doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law. He served as an assistant district attorney in Montgomery County from 1970 to 1977 and also an assistant public defender in Bucks County. Greenleaf continues to serve as a partner in his law firm, Elliott Greenleaf, whose attorneys include Montgomery County Commissioner Bruce L. Castor, Jr. and former State Rep. Melissa Murphy Weber.

[edit] Career

In 1971, Greenleaf was elected as a Commissioner for Upper Moreland Township, Pennsylvania. After one term, Greenleaf was elected to a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1976. He served a single term in the house before winning his bid for the State Senate in 1978. Greenleaf has been re-elected seven times, most recently over Democrat Jeff Albert in 2006.

Greenleaf considered a run for Congress in 1993, briefly forming an exploratory committee to take on Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky. However, he dropped out before the county endorsement convention. ^[1] In 2000, Greenleaf did run for Congress, attempting to defeat Rep. Joe Hoeffel. Hoeffel won the race with nealy 53% of the vote to Greenleaf 46%. ^[2]

Senator Greenleaf is Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and serves on the Appropriations, Banking & Insurance, Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure and Environmental Resources & Energy Committees.

Greenleaf has strongly supported an indoor smoking ban for the state of Pennsylvania, introducing smoking ban legislation in every session since 1993. ^[3]