Bob Allen (Pennsylvania politician) explained

Bob Allen
State House:Pennsylvania
District:125th
Term Start:January 3, 1989[1]
Term End:November 30, 2006[2]
Predecessor:William E. Baldwin
Successor:Tim Seip
Constituency:Part of Berks and Schuylkill Counties
Party:Republican
Birth Date:14 October 1945
Birth Place:Pottsville, Pennsylvania[3]
Spouse:Margaret L.

Robert Allen (born October 14, 1945) is an American legislator who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 125th legislative district from 1989 through 2006.[4]

Biography

Allen attended Pottsville High School and earned a degree in business administration from Lycoming College in 1968. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1969.

He was defeated by Gary L. Hornberger in the 2006 Republican primary because of his support for the controversial 2005 legislative pay raise.[5] [6] Hornberger went on to lose the general election to Tim Seip.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SESSION OF 1989 1730 OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 1. Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives . 1989-01-03.
  2. Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2006
  3. Web site: Robert Allen.
  4. Web site: Bob Allen (Republican) . Pennsylvania House of Representatives . Pennsylvania House of Representatives . https://web.archive.org/web/20050516082359/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=125 . 2005-05-16 . 2009-01-22 .
  5. Web site: 2006 General Primary - Representative in the General Assembly. Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. 2009-01-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081127152112/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=20&OfficeID=13. 2008-11-27.
  6. News: Raffaele . Martha . Outsiders challenging nervous incumbents . Pocono Record . Pocono Mountains Media Group . 2006-03-20 . 2009-01-22 .
  7. Web site: 2006 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly. Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. 2009-01-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081127151803/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=24&OfficeID=13. 2008-11-27.

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