Donna Malpezzi
Donna Malpezzi | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Legislative Counsel |
| Political party | Republican |
Donna Malpezzi is a prominent attorney in Pennsylvania, where she is chief counsel for Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Dominic F. Pileggi.[1] She also worked as chief counsel for the previous Senate Majority Leader, David J. Brightbill and moved to Pileggi's office after Brightbill was defeated following the 2005 Pennsylvania General Assembly pay raise controversy.[1] Prior to that, she was an attorney in the office of Senator F. Joseph Loeper.[2]
She is generally considered to be the best attorney for drafting legislation in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.[3] The Insider described her as the "Brightbill Legal Eagle."[2]
In 2005 remarks to the Pennsylvania Senate, Dominic F. Pileggi noted that Malpezzi was "at the center of nearly every budget discussion for our Caucus,"[4]
The Pennsylvania Report named her to the 2003 "The Pennsylvania Report Power 75" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics and noted that Malpezzi and her colleague Drew Crompton were the best attorneys in the Pennsylvania State Capitol."[5] In 2009, she was named to the Pennsylvania Report "PA Report 100" list of politically influential individuals in Pennsylvania.[3]
References
- ^ a b Micek, John (December 4, 2006). "Let The (Re)Count Begin". The Morning Call.
- ^ a b Al, Neri (April 2004). "Some Key Staffers to Watch". The Insider. Archived from the original on 2009-10-21.
- ^ a b "PA Report 100" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capitol Growth. January 23, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-14.
- ^ "SESSION OF 2008 - 192ND OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 54" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania Senate. July 4, 2008.
- ^ "The PA Report "Power 75" List" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capital Growth, Inc. January 31, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-20.