Bob_Allen_(Pennsylvania_politician)

Bob Allen (Pennsylvania politician)

Bob Allen (Pennsylvania politician)

American legislator

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]

Quick Facts Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 125th district, Preceded by ...

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

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    "SESSION OF 1989 1730 OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1989-01-03.
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    Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2006
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    "Robert Allen".
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    "Bob Allen (Republican)". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2005-05-16. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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    "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.
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    Raffaele, Martha (2006-03-20). "Outsiders challenging nervous incumbents". Pocono Record. Pocono Mountains Media Group. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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    "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.
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