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Representative in the Pennsylvania State Assembly

The Role: The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the State of Pennsylvania. The legislature assembles in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, PA. The General Assembly has 253 members: 50 members of the Senate and 203 members of the House of Representatives. The House is the largest **full-time** state legislature in the United States. The General Assembly proposes and must pass bills by a majority vote in both houses. Every law concerning taxation must start in the House of Representation.

Every two years, the voters of Pennsylvania send legislators from their district to represent them in the House of Representatives. Each State Representative district had an average population about 60,500 residents.

Members of the State House serve for a two year term with an annual salary of $82,026

The Qualifications: To be elected as a member in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, one must be at least 21 years old, a citizen and resident of the state for a minimum of four years and reside in their districts for at least one year.

The Candidates: There is only one candidate for this year’s election. The one candidate that is running is Republican William F. Adolph. Adolph was first elected to represent Delaware County’s 165th Legislative District in 1988, and is now serving his 11th term. The district includes parts of the townships of Marple, Radnor and Springfield and the Borough of Morton.

Along with being a legislator, Adolph is also a public accountant, who has operated his own firm since 1971.

Adolph began in government in 1982, when he was elected to the Springfield Board of Commissioners. During his time in office, he also served as President of the Board of Commissioners.

Adolph currently serves as the Majority Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. He was first elected by his colleagues to serve in this role in January 2010 and was reelected as Majority Chairman in November 2010. In this leadership role, Adolph serves as a primary budget negotiator for the House Republican Caucus.

Adolph is a former Springfield Athletic Association board member. He was a youth football coach for the Springfield Youth Club and head coach of St. Francis CYO. He is a graduate of Cardinal O’Hara High School and also a member of the school’s Hall of Fame. Adolph graduated from Christian Brothers University. He resides in Springfield with his wife, Debbie. Together they have raised three sons, Bill, Sam and Ryne. They also have five grandchildren.

When asked by the League of Women Voters: Given limited resources, what three priority areas of the proposed budget would you like to modify? Adolph replied: Increase funding for basic and higher education Increase funding for mental health and human service Preserve funding for environmental programs like the Keystone Fund

For more information: www.williamadolph.com