Robert Schnee

Robert Schnee
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 116th district
In office
April 26, 2022 (2022-04-26) – January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
Preceded byTarah Toohil
Succeeded byDane Watro
Member of the Luzerne County Council
In office
January 4, 2016 – April 26, 2022
Succeeded byMatthew Mitchell
Personal details
Political partyRepublican (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic (until 2020)

Robert Schnee is an American politician who was elected to serve as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 116th district on April 5, 2022.[1]

Career

Schnee has served as a member of the Luzerne County Council since 2016. In April 2019, he was criticized after describing Luzerne County as "like the black child here" during a council work session on county roads. Schnee later issued an apology for the comment while maintaining that the comparison was not intended to be disrespectful.[2][3]

Schnee was a meter reader for the Hazleton City Authority in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.[4] He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in an April 2022 special election to replace Tarah Toohil.[5][6] He did not stand for re-election in 2022 and was succeeded by Dane Watro.[7]

Election history

2015 Luzerne County Council election

2015 Luzerne County general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim McGinley (incumbent) 23,892 10.37
Democratic Edward A. Brominski (incumbent) 21,066 9.14
Democratic Stephen A. Urban (incumbent) 20,967 9.10
Republican Eugene L. Kelleher 20,331 8.82
Democratic Jane Walsh-Waitkus 20,287 8.80
Republican Robert W. Schnee 19,487 8.46
Republican Stephen J. Urban (incumbent) 19,117 8.29
Democratic John Gadomski 18,214 7.90
Democratic Anthony J. Rostock 17,661 7.66
Republican Marc Dixon 17,577 7.63
Republican Ray Gustave 16,491 7.16
Republican Mark A. Rabo 14,898 6.46
Write-in 486 0.21
Total votes 230,474 100

2019 Luzerne County Council election

2019 Luzerne County general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic/Republican Robert W. Schnee (incumbent) 28,588 11.02
Republican Lee Ann McDermott 25,752 9.93
Republican Walter L. Griffith, Jr. 24,314 9.37
Republican Stephen J. Urban 24,246 9.35
Democratic Tim McGinley (incumbent) 23,909 9.22
Republican Kendra M. Radle 22,950 8.85
Democratic Joseph C. Sebastianelli 22,622 8.72
Democratic Patrick M. Bilbow (incumbent) 22,263 8.58
Democratic Anup K. Patel 21,575 8.32
Democratic Jane Walsh-Waitkus (incumbent) 21,483 8.28
Republican Gregory S. Wolovich, Jr. 20,931 8.07
Write-in 727 0.28
Total votes 259,360 100

2022 Pennsylvania House special election

2022 PA House special election for the 116th district[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert W. Schnee 2,797 56.04
Democratic Amilcar Arroyo 1,262 25.29
Libertarian Paul Cwalina 211 4.23
Write-in 721 14.44
Total votes 4,991 100

References

  1. ^ "Robert Schnee". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  2. ^ "County Councilman's Remarks Under Scrutiny". AP NEWS. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  3. ^ Mark, Eric. "Councilman criticized over 'Black child' label for Luzerne County". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  4. ^ Learn-Andes, Jennifer (2022-04-06). "Luzerne County Councilman Schnee declares victory in 116th state rep race". Times Leader. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  5. ^ Goolden, Sarah (2022-04-05). "Robert Schnee projected as winner of Luzerne Co. special election". WOLF. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  6. ^ "Schnee wins 116th District special election". wnep.com. April 6, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  7. ^ ESPOSITO, JAMES; KRAWCZENIUK, BORYS; LEE, HYUN SOO. "Schuylkill County's 3 new lawmakers take office in Harrisburg". Bradford Era. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  8. ^ Luzerne County Councilman Schnee declares victory in 116th state rep race | Times Leader