Joe Conti Explained

Joseph Conti
Office:	Chief Executive Officer of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Term Start:	December 13, 2006
Term End:	February 2, 2013
State2:	Pennsylvania
State Senate2:	Pennsylvania
District2:	10th
Term Start2:	November 24, 1997^[1]
Term End2:	November 30, 2006
Predecessor2:	David Heckler
Successor2:	Charles McIlhinney
State House3:	Pennsylvania
District3:	143rd
Term Start3:	November 22, 1993^[2]
Term End3:	November 30, 1996
Predecessor3:	David Heckler
Successor3:	Charles McIlhinney
Party:	Republican
Birth Date:	13 May 1954
Birth Place:	Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma Mater:	Penn State University
Residence:	Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Spouse:	Molli

Joseph Conti (born May 13, 1954)^[3] is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 143rd district from 1993 to 1996 and the Pennsylvania Senate for the 10th district from 1997 to 2006. He was formerly the chief executive officer of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and was appointed to that newly created position on December 13, 2006.^[4] He currently works as the President of the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters.

Early life and education

Conti was born in Philadelphia to Walter and Patricia Conti. He graduated from Central Bucks West High School in 1972. He received a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University in 1976 and a M.A. in 2000.^[5]

Career

He was elected township supervisor of Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania in 1984 and served until 1993. He was first elected to represent the 143rd district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on November 2, 1993.^[6] On November 4, 1997, he was elected to the Senate in a special election.^[7] He represented the 10th senatorial district in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1997 through 2006. He was Republican Caucus Chairman and chaired the Senate Law and Justice Committee, which was oversaw the PLCB.

He owned two Bucks County, Pennsylvania restaurants from 1976 through 1999. Conti is now a faculty member of the Fels Institute of Government.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cox . Harold . Pennsylvania Senate - 1997-1998. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. . 2004 .
2. Web site: SESSION OF 1993 - 177TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - NO. 58. Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives . 2005-06-14.
3. Web site: The Pennsylvania Manual. Pennsylvania. 1995.
4. http://www.state.pa.us/papower/cwp/view.asp?Q=458692&A=11 Pa Login: Former State Sen. Joe Conti Named Chief Executive Officer Of Pa Liquor Control Board
5. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Joe Conti Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 10 March 2019.
6. Web site: Cox . Harold . Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1993-1994. Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. November 3, 2004.
7. Web site: Cox . Harold . Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1997-1998. Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. November 3, 2004.
8. Web site: Faculty Member Joe Conti Featured in Governing Magazine. February 8, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20110619051535/https://www.fels.upenn.edu/news/faculty-member-joe-conti-featured-governing-magazine-102009. June 19, 2011. dead.