Jim Cawley

Jim Cawley
32nd Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Incumbent
Assumed office January 18, 2011
Governor	Tom Corbett
Preceded by	Joe Scarnati
Member of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners
In office January 4, 2005 – January 18, 2011
Preceded by	Mike Fitzpatrick
Succeeded by	Robert G. Loughery
Personal details
Born	(1969-06-22) June 22, 1969
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Suzanna
Children	Nicholas
Residence	Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Temple University
Website	Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley

James "Jim" Cawley (born June 22, 1969) is the 32nd and current Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.

Early life, education, and early political career

He graduated from Bishop Egan High School in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He then graduated cum laude from Temple University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He received a law degree from Temple University School of Law.

Prior to being elected to the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, he was Chief of Staff to State Senator Tommy Tomlinson. In 2000, he ran for a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 141st District. Incumbent Democrat State Representative Anthony Melio won re-election by defeating Cawley 56%-42%. He was also a former Pennsylvania state chairman and national co-chairman of the College Republicans and served as an elected member of the Bristol Township School Board.

He serves on the County Commissioner's Association of Pennsylvania's Energy, Environment, & Land Use Committee as Vice Chairman. Jim is a former member of the board of directors for Lower Bucks Hospital, a former trustee of Bucks County Community College and a former Commonwealth trustee of Temple University.

Bucks County Commission

He was appointed to the Bucks County Board of Commissioners following the resignation of Mike Fitzpatrick (who had been elected to Congress).

In 2007, he won re-election with 26% of the vote.

He became chairman of the board after he was re-elected. He helped expand the Bucks County Community College, kept taxes low for four consecutive years, and helping to increase the county's bond rating to its highest level ever.

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor

In 2010, he ran for the state Lieutenant Governor and won the Republican primary in a crowded nine candidate field with just 26% of the vote. He only won 14 out of the state's 67 counties. He only won three counties with a majority: Bucks (70%), Montgomery (51%), and Delaware (56%) counties. He was on the ticket with Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Corbett, the state's Attorney General. He defeated Democrat Lieutenant Gubernatorial nominee Scott Conklin, a State Representative, 54%-46%. He took office on January 18, 2011.

Personal life

Cawley, his wife Suzanna, and their son Nicholas live in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

See also

• Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010
• Pennsylvania lieutenant governor election, 2010

External links

• Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley official state website
• Jim Cawley for Lieutenant Governor official campaign website

Political offices
Preceded by Joe Scarnati	Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 2011–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Mike Fitzpatrick	Member of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners 2005–2011	Succeeded by Robert G. Loughery
Party political offices
Preceded by Jim Matthews	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 2010	Succeeded by Current nominee
United States order of precedence
Preceded by Matthew Denn as Lieutenant Governor of Delaware	Order of precedence of the United States as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania	Succeeded by Kim Guadagno as Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
Preceded by None	Pennsylvania gubernatorial line of succession 1st in line as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania	Succeeded by Joe Scarnati as President pro tempore of the State Senate