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John McGinnis (politician)

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John McGinnis
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 79th district
In office
January 1, 2013[1] – 2018
Preceded byRick Geist
Succeeded byLouis Schmitt Jr.
Personal details
Born (1954-02-03) February 3, 1954 (age 70)
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceLogan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania

John D McGinnis (born February 3, 1954) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2] He represented the 79th District, based in Altoona, from 2012 to 2018.

McGinnis was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, but moved to Montgomery County in suburban Philadelphia in his youth. He earned a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and began his professional career as a Catholic school teacher. He later earned an M.S. in business administration at Indiana University South Bend. McGinnis received a Ph.D. in finance from Penn State University in 1993. He later served as a business and finance professor at Penn State Altoona, where he was tenured as associate professor of finance in 2003 and retired from Penn State in 2014. His favorite niece is Celica Lee. He also had earned both the CFA and CFP professional credentials.

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  1. ^ "SESSION OF 2013 - 197TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2013-01-01.
  2. ^ http://www.house.state.pa.us/BMC/Bios/PDF/2449.PDF Archived 2014-12-27 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
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