Paul Drucker
Paul Drucker | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 157th district | |
| In office January 6, 2009 – November 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Carole A. Rubley |
| Succeeded by | Warren Kampf |
| Member of the Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors from the 3rd District | |
| In office January 4, 2005 – December 31, 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 17, 1945 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Paul J. Drucker (born April 17, 1945) is an American politician and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 157th district from 2009 through 2010 as a Democrat.
Professional career
[edit]Drucker is a practicing attorney. He has held a variety of positions, including working in the district attorney's office under future Senator Arlen Specter.[1] Drucker has worked as a lecturer, and as a judge pro tem for the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court.[2] 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.[2]
Political career
[edit]Township Supervisor
[edit]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.[3]
State House career
[edit]2008 election campaign
[edit]On November 4, 2008, he was elected to the State House, succeeding retiring Republican Carole A. Rubley. He defeated his opponent, Guy Ciarrocchi, by a margin of 50.9% to 49.1%.[4]
The race was considered one of the nastiest and most expensive in the state.[5] 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.[5]
2010 re-election campaign
[edit]Drucker was defeated in his bid for re-election by Republican Warren Kampf.
Committee service
[edit]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.[1]
2012 election campaign
[edit]Drucker ran against incumbent Warren Kampf in an attempt to regain his seat in the 2012 election. Kampf narrowly won re-election by a margin of 51% to 49%.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b http://www.pahouse.com/Drucker/bio
- ^ a b "Paul J. Drucker's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "Tredyffrin Township Supervisor 3 - Special Election". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ^ http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us Archived December 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b http://philly.com/philly/news [dead link]
- ^ Otto, Frank (November 7, 2012). "Rep. Warren Kampf wins 157th District rematch over Paul Drucker". The Mercury. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Vote Smart
- Follow the Money - Paul Drucker