Bob Allen (Pennsylvania politician)

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 79)
Pottsville, Pennsylvania[3]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMargaret L.

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

Biography

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. ^ "Robert Allen".
  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.