Jeffrey Coy

Jeffrey W. Coy
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 89th district
In office
January 4, 1983[1] – September 2, 2004[2]
Preceded by R. Harry Bittle
Succeeded by Rob Kauffman
Constituency Parts of Cumberland and Franklin Counties
Personal details
Born (1951-10-06) October 6, 1951
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Political party Democratic
Residence Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Religion Lutheran

Jeffrey W. Coy is a member of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

He is a 1969 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High School.[3] He earned a degree from Shippensburg University in 1973.[3] He serves as a director for the Shippensburg-based Orrstown Bank.[4]

Coy was first elected to represent the 89th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1982.[5] He served as Democratic (Majority) Caucus Chairman from 1993 through 94 as the majority party.[6] In 1995, he was elected to serve as Democratic (Minority) Caucus Secretary.[6] He was re-elected 11 times in a heavily Republican district.[7]

Coy announced his intention not to seek re-election in early 2004.[8] In August, Coy was nominated by the House Democrat leader Bill DeWeese[9] to become a member of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, a controversial nomination because of a provision of the Pennsylvania Constitution prohibiting legislators from serving on such boards "during the time for which he was elected."[8] Senate Republicans interpreted the phrase to mean the entire two-year legislative term, which would expire on November 30, 2004, and suggested that the Democrats appoint a placeholder until the end of the legislative term. Coy's resignation from his seat would satisfy the constitution.[8] Coy resigned his legislative seat effective September 2, 2004 and was appointed to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board effective the next day.[2][10]

References

  1. ↑ "SESSION OF 1983 - 167TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1983-01-04.
  2. 1 2 "SESSION OF 2004 - 188TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 53" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2004-09-27. September 2, 2004...I hereby resign as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives effective this date. Sincerely yours, Jeffrey W. Coy
  3. 1 2 "Jeffrey W. Coy (Democrat)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2004-06-14.
  4. ↑ "Jeffrey W. Coy Profile - Forbes.com". Forbes.com. Forbes.com LLC. 2009.
  5. ↑ "BIOGRAPHY". Official Pennsylvania Democratic Caucus Biography. Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus. Archived from the original on 2004-07-15.
  6. 1 2 "Jeffrey W. Coy (Democrat)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2000-03-09.
  7. ↑ Gibb, Tom (2001-01-26). "Democrat in uphill race to gain Shuster seat". Pittsburgh Post Gazette (PG Publishing Co.).
  8. 1 2 3 Toland, Bill (2004-08-28). "Analysis: Filling state gambling board a political challenge". Pittsburgh Post Gazette (PG Publishing Co.).
  9. ↑ "House Democratic Leader To Name Coy To Gaming Board", Pennsylvania Gaming Board Control. August 26, 2004. Accessed June 8, 2011
  10. ↑ "House Democratic Leader To Name Coy To Gaming Board" (Press release). Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. 2004-08-06.

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