John F. White, Jr.

John White
Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 9th District
In office
January 4, 1982 – January 20, 1987[1]
Preceded by Louis Johanson
Succeeded by Marian Tasco
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 200th district
In office
January 4, 1977 – November 13, 1981[2]
Preceded by Rose Toll
Succeeded by Gordon Linton
Personal details
Born March 25, 1949[3]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party Democratic

John F. White, Jr. (born March 25, 1949) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[4] He later served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council[2] representing the Ninth District. He was elected to the seat after incumbent Democratic Councilman Louis Johanson resigned after being sentenced to prison for his connection with the Abscam scandal.

On January 20, 1987 he resigned his City Council seat to accept a position as acting secretary of a new state Department of Human Resources.[5]

He headed the Department of Public Welfare under Pennsylvania Governor Robert Casey. He also served as Director of the Philadelphia Public Housing Authority (PHA).[6] He currently heads The Consortium, an organization working with behavioral health issues.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Successor Is Endorsed By White". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 10, 1987. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1981-1982" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Cox, Harold. "House Members W". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  5. ↑ "Successor Is Endorsed By White". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 10, 1987. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "City Paper Mayoral Endorsement". Philadelphia City Paper. May 13–20, 1999. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "The Consortium". Retrieved 18 December 2014.