John Hanger

John Hanger

Secretary of Planning and Policy of Pennsylvania
Incumbent
Assumed office January 20, 2015
Governor	Tom Wolf
Preceded by	Jennifer Branstetter
Secretary of Environmental Protection of Pennsylvania
In office September 2008 – January 2011
Governor	Ed Rendell
Preceded by	Kathleen McGinty
Succeeded by	Michael Krancer
Personal details
Born	(1957-06-30) June 30, 1957 Nairobi, Kenya
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Duke University University of Pennsylvania

John Hanger (born 1957) is the current Pennsylvania Secretary of Planning and Policy, serving on the executive staff of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf.

Hanger has served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, a position he held between September 2008 and January 2011 under then-Governor Ed Rendell. He is also a former Commissioner of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission^[1] and Of Counsel at law firm Eckert Seamans. He was a candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2014, before withdrawing from the primary.^[2]^[3]

Biography

Hanger's experience consists of environmental, energy, gas drilling and green economy issues. He is one of two Pennsylvanians who have served both as a Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection and as Commissioner of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. (Clfford Jones served as the Chair of the Public Utility Commission and Secretary of the Department of Environmental Resources, the predecessor of DEP.)

Hanger contributed to writing and passing legislation such as Pennsylvania's 1996 Electricity Generation Competition and Customer Choice Act, the 2004 Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, the 2005 Growing Greener 2 legislation, the 2007 Net Metering statute, the 2008 Act 129 initiating major electricity conservation programs, the 2008 Act 70 requiring DEP to write a climate change action plan, the 2008 Alternative Fuels Act, the 2010 Recycling Fee extension, and others.^[4]

Hanger was the founding President of Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future or PennFuture from 1998 to 2008, a public interest organization with the objective of improving the environment and economy.

Hanger has never held an elected office. He was considered a possible candidate for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate election in 2004 against Arlen Specter.^[5]

He is a 1984 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a 1979 graduate of Duke University.

2014 gubernatorial election

After saying that he was "seriously looking"^[6] at a possible campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican incumbent Tom Corbett in 2014,^[6] he officially announced his candidacy for the office in November 2012.^[7] However, he ended his campaign in March 2014, citing unfavorable polling and the surge of fellow candidate Tom Wolf.^[3]^[8]

His campaign supported the immediate legalization of medical marijuana by allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana for treatment of appropriate conditions and illnesses as is done in 20 other states. He supported removing criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana as soon as possible, and proposed to later legalize, regulate, and tax recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania.^[9]

John Hanger endorsed Tom Wolf in the 2014 Democratic Primary for Governor.^[10]

References

↑ "John Hanger - Secretary of Environmental Protection". Governor's Cabinet Officials.
↑ http://www.politicspa.com/page/4/?s=John+Hanger&x=0&y=0
1 2 Foster, Brittany (13 March 2014). "PA-Gov: Hanger To Withdraw". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
↑ Hanger, John (2011). John Hanger.
↑ "Democratic Short List '04". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-08-02.
1 2 Gibson, Keegan. "Exclusive: Former DEP Hanger Looking to Challenge Corbett". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
↑ Gibson, Keegan (26 November 2012). "Hanger Makes Guv Bid Official". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
↑ "The People's Campaign ends, but the work continues". John Hanger for Governor. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
↑ "I t’s time to legalize marijuana" (PDF). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
↑ http://www.politicspa.com/pa-gov-hanger-endorses-wolf/57550/

External links

Cabinet of Governor Ed Rendell (2003–2011)

Cabinet

Secretary of Community and Economic Development	Dennis Yablonsky (2003–2008) George Cornelius (2009–2011)

Secretary of Aging	Nora Dowd Eisenhower (2003–2008) John Michael Hall (2009–2011)

Insurance Commissioner	Diane Koken (2003–2007) Joel Ario (2007–2011)

Secretary of Corrections	Jeffrey A. Beard (2003–2011)

Secretary of Transportation	Allen Biehler (2003–2011)

Secretary of the Commonwealth	Pedro Cortés (2003–2010) Basil L. Merenda (2010–2011)

Secretary of General Services	Don Cunningham (2003–2005) James Creedon (2005–2011)

Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources	Michael DiBerardinis (2003–2009)

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director	David Sanko (2003–2004) Adrian R. King (2005) James R. Joseph (2005–2007) Robert P. French (2007–2011)

Secretary of Health	Calvin B. Johnson (2003–2008) Everette James (2008–2011)

Secretary of Banking	A. William Schenck (2003–2006) Steven Kaplan (2007–2011)

Secretary of Environmental Protection	Kathleen McGinty (2003–2008) John Hanger (2009–2011)

State Police Commissioner	Jeffrey B. Miller (2003–2008) Frank Pawlowski (2008–2011)

Secretary of Public Welfare	Estelle Richman (2003–2011)

Secretary of Labor & Industry	Stephen Schmerin (2003–2008) Sandi Vito (2009–2011)

Secretary of Agriculture	Dennis C. Wolff (2003–2009) Russell Redding (2009–2011)

Secretary of Revenue	Gregory Fajt (2003–2007) Tom Wolf (2007–2008) Stephen Stetler (2009)

Adjutant General of Military & Veterans Affairs	William B. Lynch (2003–2004) Jessica Wright (2004–2011)

Secretary of Administration	Robert S. Barnett (2003–2004) Michael Masch (2004–2005) Joe Martz (2005–2007) Naomi Wyatt (2007–2010) Christian Soura (2010–2011)

Secretary of Education	Vicki Phillips (2003–2004) Francis Barnes (2004–2005) Gerald Zahorchak (2006–2011)

Executive Officers

Chief of Staff	John Estey (2003–2007) Gregory Fajt (2007–2009) Steve Crawford (2009–2011)

Director of the Office of Health Care Reform	Rosemarie Greco (2003–2008) Ann Torregrossa (2009–2011)

Secretary of Planning & Policy	Donna Cooper (2004–2010) Ian Rosenblum (2010–2011)

Secretary of Legislative Affairs	Steve Crawford (2003–2009) Colleen Kopp (2009–2011)

Secretary of the Budget	Michael Masch (2003–2008) Mary Soderberg (2008–2011)

Inspector General	Donald Patterson (2003–2011)

General Counsel	Leslie Anne Miller (2003–2005) Barbara Adams (2005–2011)

Cabinet of Governor Tom Wolf (2015–present)

Cabinet

Secretary of Aging	Teresa Osborne (2015–present)

Secretary of Agriculture	Russell Redding (2015–present)

Secretary of Banking	Robin Wiessmann (2015–present)

Secretary of Community and Economic Development	Dennis Davin (2015–present)

Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources	Cindy Dunn (2015–present)

Secretary of Corrections	John Wetzel (2015–present)

Secretary of Drug and Alcohol Programs	Gary Tennis (2015–present)

Secretary of Education	Pedro Rivera (2015–present)

Secretary of Environmental Protection	John Quigley (2015–present)

Secretary of General Services	Curt Topper (2015–present)

Secretary of Health	Karen Murphy (2015–present)

Secretary of Human Services	Ted Dallas (2015–present)

Insurance Commissioner	Teresa Miller (2015–present)

Secretary of Labor & Industry	Kathy Manderino (2015–present)

Adjutant General of Military & Veterans Affairs	Maj. Gen. James R. Joseph (2015–present)

Secretary of Revenue	Eileen H. McNulty (2015–present)

Secretary of the Commonwealth	Pedro Cortés (2015–present)

State Police Commissioner	Col. Marcus L. Brown (acting: 2015-present) Maj. Tyree Blocker (ret.) (designee: 2015–present)

Secretary of Transportation	Leslie Richards (2015–present)

Physician General	Dr. Rachel Levine (2015–present)

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director	Richard D. Flinn, Jr. (2015–present, confirmation not required)

Fire Commissioner	Tim Solobay (2015–present, confirmation not required)

Executive Officers

Chief of Staff	Kathleen McGinty (2015) Mary Isenhour (2015–present)

Director of Planning & Policy	John Hanger (2015–present)

Director of Legislative Affairs	Mary Isenhour (2015) Will Danowski (acting: 2015-present)

Secretary of the Budget	Randy Albright (2015–present)

Secretary of Administration	Sharon Minnich (2015–present)

Inspector General	Grayling Williams (2015–present)

General Counsel	Denise Smyler (2015–present)

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