| Paul Drucker | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 157th district |
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| In office January 6, 2009[1] – November 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Carole Rubley |
| Succeeded by | Warren Kampf |
| Member of the Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors from the 3rd District |
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| In office December 5, 2005 – January 7, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | John Petersen |
| Succeeded by | J.D. DiBuonaventuro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paterson, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Robyn |
| Residence | Paoli, PA |
| Alma mater | Lehigh University Boston University School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Judaism |
Paul J. Drucker is a Democratic politician, and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 157th district from 2009 through 2010.
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Drucker is a practicing attorney. He has held a variety of positions, including working in the district attorney's office under future Senator Arlen Spector.[2] Drucker has worked as a lecturer, and as a judge pro tem for the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court.[3] He is also certified mediator in U.S. District Court, a Hearing Committee member of the Disciplinary Board of the state Supreme Court and a member of the board of directors of the First Bank of Philadelphia.[4]
In December 2005, Drucker won a special election to fill a two-year term on the Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors. He was the first Democrat to win political office in the township's 300-year history. Drucker lost his bid for re-election in 2007.[5]
On November 4, 2008, he was elected to the State House, succeeding retiring Republican Carole Rubley. He defeated his opponent, Guy Ciarrocchi, by a margin of 50.9% to 49.1%.[6]
The race was considered one of the nastiest and most expensive in the state.[7] Both candidates launched websites attacking one another. Ciarrocchi, then-Chief of Staff to Congressman Jim Gerlach, attacked Drucker's legal career through a website called "slip and fall Paul". Drucker's campaign attacked Ciarrocchi's political background through a website called "what kind of Guy". In the end, Drucker narrowly defeated his opponent in a count that stretched into the morning following election day.[8]
Drucker was defeated in his bid for re-election by Republican Warren Kampf.
Drucker served on the Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, as well as the Children and Youth, Health and Human Services and Judiciary Committees while in the House.[9]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Carole Rubley |
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 157th District 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Warren Kampf |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by John Petersen |
Member of the Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District 2005–2008 |
Succeeded by J.D. DiBuonaventuro |