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Bob Allen (Pennsylvania politician)

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Bob Allen
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 125th district
In office
January 3, 1989[1] – November 30, 2006[2]
Preceded byWilliam E. Baldwin
Succeeded byTim Seip
Personal details
Born (1945-10-14) October 14, 1945 (age 78)
Pottsville, Pennsylvania[3]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMargaret L.

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

Allen attended Pottsville High School and earned a degree in business administration from Lycoming College in 1968.[4] He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1969.[4]

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]

References

  1. ^ "SESSION OF 1989 1730 OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 1" (PDF). 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. ^ http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=70&body=H
  4. ^ a b c "Bob Allen (Republican)". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2005-05-16. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  5. ^ "2006 General Primary - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  6. ^ Raffaele, Martha (2006-03-20). "Outsiders challenging nervous incumbents". Pocono Record. Pocono Mountains Media Group. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  7. ^ "2006 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
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