Mike Stack

Mike Stack
Mike Stack
33rd Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 20, 2015
Governor	Tom Wolf
Preceded by	Jim Cawley
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate; from the 5th district
	In office; January 2, 2001 – January 20, 2015
Preceded by	Frank Salvatore
Succeeded by	John Sabatina, Jr.
Personal details
Born	June 5, 1963 (age 60); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Tonya Stack
Education	La Salle University (BA); Villanova University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	2008–present
Unit	Judge Advocate General's Corps

Michael Joseph 'Mike' Stack III (born June 5, 1963) is an American politician serving as the 33rd and current Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 5th district, from 2001 to 2015.

Education

Stack is a graduate of La Salle College High School in the suburbs of Philadelphia and La Salle University in Philadelphia.

Political career

He was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania in the 2014 election, running with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf.^[2] The Wolf/Stack ticket defeated the Republican Tom Corbett/Jim Cawley ticket in the 2014 gubernatorial election. Stack took the oath of office January 20, 2015.^[3]^[4]

Stack is ward leader of the 58th ward Democratic executive committee.^[5]

Personal life

Stack's grandfather, the first Michael J. Stack, was a U.S congressman, from 1935 to 1939.

In 2002, he was named to the PoliticsPA list of best dressed legislators.^[6]

Electoral history

Pennsylvania State Senate 5th District Election, 2000
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Michael Stack, III	46,980	52.55
Republican	Frank Salvatore (Incumbent)	42,416	47.45

Pennsylvania State Senate 5th District Election, 2004
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Michael Stack, III (inc.)	66,844	65.74
Republican	Sam Mirarchi	34,829	34.26

Pennsylvania State Senate 5th District Election, 2008
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Michael Stack, III (inc.)	71,141	71.97
Republican	John Farley	27,702	28.03

Pennsylvania State Senate 5th District Election, 2012
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Michael Stack, III (inc.)	65,587	71.65
Republican	Michael Tomlinson	25,954	28.35

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Democratic Primary Election, 2014
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Michael Stack, III	351,627	46.79
Democratic	Mark Critz	119,334	15.88
Democratic	Mark Smith, Jr.	109,519	14.57
Democratic	Brad Koplinski	89,524	11.91
Democratic	Brandon Neuman	81,438	10.84

References

^ "Training Ground" (PDF). The Philadelphia Lawyer. Summer 2008.
^ Foster, Brittany (20 May 2014). "Lt. Gov.: Stack Wins Big". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
^ Lavender, Paige (4 November 2014). "Pennsylvania Governor Election Results: Tom Wolf Defeats Incumbent Tom Corbett". Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^ "NBC News Projects: PA's Corbett Ousted by Democrat Tom Wolf". NBC News. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^ Committee of Seventy (2009-12-21). "2009 Citizen's Guide" (PDF). 2009 Citizen's Guide. The Committee of Seventy, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-12-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Sy Snyder's Best Dressed Legislators". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-08-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Stack for PA - official website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Michael J. 'Mike' Stack III (PA) profile
Follow the Money - Mike Stack
- 2006 2004 2002 2000 campaign contributions

Party political offices
Preceded by Scott Conklin	Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 2014	Most recent
Political offices
Preceded by Jim Cawley	Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 2015–present	Incumbent

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[1] "Training Ground" (PDF). The Philadelphia Lawyer. Summer 2008.

[2] Foster, Brittany (20 May 2014). "Lt. Gov.: Stack Wins Big". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 21 May 2014.

[3] Lavender, Paige (4 November 2014). "Pennsylvania Governor Election Results: Tom Wolf Defeats Incumbent Tom Corbett". Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

[4] "NBC News Projects: PA's Corbett Ousted by Democrat Tom Wolf". NBC News. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

[5] Committee of Seventy (2009-12-21). "2009 Citizen's Guide" (PDF). 2009 Citizen's Guide. The Committee of Seventy, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-12-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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