Gene DiGirolamo explained

Gene D. DiGirolamo
Office:Member of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners
Term Start:January 6, 2020
Predecessor:Charles H. Martin
Successor:Incumbent
State House1:Pennsylvania
District1:18th
Term Start1:January 3, 1995[1]
Term End1:January 5, 2020
Predecessor1:Tommy Tomlinson
Successor1:K.C. Tomlinson
Birth Date:28 March 1950
Birth Place:Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Party:Republican
Alma Mater:Delaware Valley College
Holy Family College
Spouse:Donna DiGirolamo
Children:4
Residence:Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Gene D. DiGirolamo (born March 28, 1950) served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 18th District from 1995 to 2020. He serves as the Bucks County Commissioner after being sworn in on January 6, 2020.[2] A special election to fill the remainder of the term was held on March 17 and won by Republican K.C. Tomlinson, whose father, State Senator Tommy Tomlinson, previously held this house seat from 1991 to 1994.[3]

Career

Prior to elective office, DiGirolamo owned and managed his family's farm, DiGirolamo Farms, with his uncle Joe, who is now mayor of Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania.

In 1990, he was elected as Bensalem Township's auditor and in 1993, he served as chairman of the Bensalem Board of Auditors.

DiGirolamo was elected to the House in 1994 to replace Rep. Tommy Tomlinson who ran successfully for the Pennsylvania State Senate. He has been re-elected thirteen times.

Representative DiGirolamo served as the Republican Chairman of the House Labor Relations Committee. He was also on the House Health and Human Services Committee and was appointed to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association's Oversight Committee.[4]

In 2002, his campaign website was praised as being among the best of the election cycle.[5]

In November 2019, DiGirolamo won a seat on the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, thus tending his departure from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[6] In January 2020 he was sworn in as Bucks County Commissioner.[7]

Personal

DiGirolamo is a graduate of Bishop Egan High School and attended Delaware Valley College and Holy Family College. Representative DiGirolamo and his wife Donna have four children, two sons and two daughters.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SESSION OF 1995 - 179TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1. Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives . 1995-01-03.
  2. Web site: Commissioner Gene DiGirolamo. buckscounty.org. 2020-01-08.
  3. Web site: Tomlinson wins hard-fought special election in Bucks County. The Morning Call. 2020-03-18.
  4. "Representative DiGirolamo's Web Profile" http://genedigirolamo.com
  5. Web site: Drulis. Michael. Best & Worst Websites. PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021017215729/http://www.politicspa.com/FEATURES/websites.htm. 2002-10-17. dead.
  6. Web site: The last moderate standing?: Suburban Republicans look to life after Gene DiGirolamo. Caruso. Stephen. 2019-11-07. Pennsylvania Capital-Star. en-US. 2019-12-06.
  7. Web site: Commissioner Gene DiGirolamo. buckscounty.org. 2020-01-08.