Stewart Greenleaf
Stewart J. Greenleaf | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 12th district | |
| Assumed office January 2, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Wilmot Fleming |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 152nd district | |
| In office January 4, 1977 – November 30, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Charlotte Fawcett |
| Succeeded by | Roy Cornell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 4, 1939 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Kelly |
| Residence | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania, University of Toledo College of Law |
Stewart J. Greenleaf is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 12th District since 1979. His district includes portions of Montgomery and Bucks Counties.
Biography
Greenleaf is a 1961 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received his J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law. He served as an assistant district attorney in Montgomery County from 1970 to 1977 and also an assistant public defender in Bucks County. Greenleaf continues to serve as a partner in his law firm, Elliott Greenleaf, whose attorneys include Montgomery County Commissioner Bruce L. Castor, Jr. and former State Rep. Melissa Murphy Weber.
Career
In 1971, Greenleaf was elected as a Commissioner for Upper Moreland Township, Pennsylvania. After one term, Greenleaf was elected to a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1976. He served a single term in the house before winning his bid for the State Senate in 1978. Greenleaf has been re-elected seven times, most recently over Democrat Jeff Albert in 2006.
Greenleaf considered a run for Congress in 1993, briefly forming an exploratory committee to take on Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky. However, he dropped out before the county endorsement convention.[1] In 2000, Greenleaf did run for Congress, attempting to defeat Rep. Joe Hoeffel. Hoeffel won the race with nealy 53% of the vote to Greenleaf's 46%.[2]
Senator Greenleaf is Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and serves on the Appropriations, Banking & Insurance, Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure and Environmental Resources & Energy Committees.
Greenleaf has strongly supported an indoor smoking ban for the state of Pennsylvania, introducing smoking ban legislation in every session since 1993.[3]
References
- ^ Rich, Heidorn Jr. (1994-08-28). "Margolies-Mezvinsky Ahead in Fund-Raising". Philadelphia Inquirer.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Pennsylvania Department of State, Election Returns, 11/7/2000
- ^ Mark Levy, Pa. lawmakers advance smoking ban, Associated Press, posted at abclocal.go.com, 6/3/2008
External links
- Pennsylvania State Senate - Stewart Greenleaf official PA Senate website
- Greenleaf for Senate official campaign website
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