Michael J. Stack III
Mike Stack | |
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33rd Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania | |
Assumed office January 20, 2015 | |
Governor | Tom Wolf |
Preceded by | Jim Cawley |
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 5th district | |
In office January 2, 2001 – January 20, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Frank Salvatore |
Succeeded by | John Sabatina, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born |
Washington, D.C., U.S. | June 5, 1963
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Tonya Stack |
Education |
La Salle University (BA) Villanova University (JD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 2008–present |
Unit | Judge Advocate General's Corps[1] |
Michael Joseph Stack III (born June 5, 1963) is an American politician serving as the 33rd and current Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 5th district, from 2001 to 2015.
Education
Stack is a graduate of La Salle College High School in the suburbs of Philadelphia and La Salle University in Philadelphia.
Political career
He was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania in the 2014 election, running with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf.[2] The Wolf/Stack ticket defeated the Republican Tom Corbett/Jim Cawley ticket in the 2014 gubernatorial election. Stack took the oath of office January 20, 2015.[3][4]
Stack is ward leader of the 58th ward Democratic executive committee.[5]
Personal life
Stack's grandfather, the first Michael J. Stack, was a U.S congressman, from 1935 to 1939.
In 2002, he was named to the PoliticsPA list of best dressed legislators.[6]
Electoral history
Pennsylvania State Senate 5th District Election, 2000 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Michael Stack, III | 46,980 | 52.55 |
Republican | Frank Salvatore (Incumbent) | 42,416 | 47.45 |
Pennsylvania State Senate 5th District Election, 2004 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Michael Stack, III (inc.) | 66,844 | 65.74 |
Republican | Sam Mirarchi | 34,829 | 34.26 |
Pennsylvania State Senate 5th District Election, 2008 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Michael Stack, III (inc.) | 71,141 | 71.97 |
Republican | John Farley | 27,702 | 28.03 |
Pennsylvania State Senate 5th District Election, 2012 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Michael Stack, III (inc.) | 65,587 | 71.65 |
Republican | Michael Tomlinson | 25,954 | 28.35 |
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Democratic Primary Election, 2014 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Michael Stack, III | 351,627 | 46.79 |
Democratic | Mark Critz | 119,334 | 15.88 |
Democratic | Mark Smith, Jr. | 109,519 | 14.57 |
Democratic | Brad Koplinski | 89,524 | 11.91 |
Democratic | Brandon Neuman | 81,438 | 10.84 |
References
- ↑ "Training Ground" (PDF). The Philadelphia Lawyer. Summer 2008.
- ↑ Foster, Brittany (20 May 2014). "Lt. Gov.: Stack Wins Big". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ↑ Lavender, Paige (4 November 2014). "Pennsylvania Governor Election Results: Tom Wolf Defeats Incumbent Tom Corbett". Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "NBC News Projects: PA's Corbett Ousted by Democrat Tom Wolf". NBC News. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ Committee of Seventy (2009-12-21). "2009 Citizen's Guide" (PDF). 2009 Citizen's Guide. The Committee of Seventy, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ↑ "Sy Snyder's Best Dressed Legislators". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-08-03.
External links
- Stack for PA - official website
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Michael J. 'Mike' Stack III (PA) profile
- Follow the Money - Mike Stack
Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by Scott Conklin |
Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 2014 |
Most recent |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Jim Cawley |
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 2015–present |
Incumbent |