Jim Brewster

For other people named James Brewster, see James Brewster (disambiguation).

Jim Brewster
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 45th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 17, 2010[1]
Preceded by	Sean Logan
Personal details
Born	1947 or 1948 (age 76–77) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence	McKeesport, Pennsylvania

James R. Brewster is an American politician who has served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 45th District since 2010.

Education

Brewster earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from the California University of Pennsylvania.[2]

Career

Brewster is a former vice president for fraud management with Mellon Bank and mayor of McKeesport, Pennsylvania.

On November 2, 2010, Brewster won a special election to fill the remaining term of Senator Sean F. Logan, who had resigned his seat on August 24, 2010, to take a position at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Brewster was sworn into the Pennsylvania Senate on November 17, 2010.

In July 2020, Brewster organized a meeting with bar and restaurant owners and signed a letter to Governor Tom Wolf urging him to lessen the restrictions on them imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

2020 election

See also: 2020 Pennsylvania Senate election § District 45

In January 2021, although Brewster narrowly defeated his opponent, Republican Nicole Ziccarelli, by 69 votes, the Republican-led State Senate refused to swear in Brewster for his fourth term, despite the fact that his win had already been certified by state officials.[4][5] Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman attempted to swear Brewster in. In a bizarre move, Republican leaders voted to remove Fetterman from his presiding role and halt Brewster's seating. Senator Jake Corman, when reading out names of the new and re-elected senators, intentionally omitted Brewster's, with Republicans once again voting to confirm the disruptive action.[6]

After a federal court ruling re-affirmed his win over Ziccarelli, Brewster was sworn in on January 13, 2021.[7]

References

1. SenatorBrewster.com
2. STATE SENATOR JIM BREWSTER
3. "Pa. Legislators Send Letter To Gov. Tom Wolf, Requesting Restrictions Be Readjusted For Bars And Restaurants". KDKA. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
4. Routh, Julian (January 5, 2021). "Pa. Senate Republicans refuse to seat Democrat Brewster in contentious swearing-in ceremony". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
5. Meyer, Katie (January 5, 2021). "In Explosive Debate, Pa. GOP Refuses To Swear In Reelected Democratic Senator". NPR.org. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
6. In chaotic session, GOP seizes control from Fetterman, refuses to seat Democratic member who won election, WHYY-FM, Katie Meyer, January 5, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
7. Hughes, Sarah Anne (January 12, 2021). "Federal judge rules in favor of Democratic Pa. Senate candidate GOP refused to seat". Spotlight PA. Retrieved January 12, 2021.

External links

• Pennsylvania Senate - Jim Brewster
• Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus - Jim Brewster

• Profile at Vote Smart