Michael Dawida

Michael M. Dawida
County Commissioner of Allegheny County
In office 1996–1999
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 43rd district
In office January 3, 1989 – February 5, 1996[1]
Preceded by	James A. Romanelli
Succeeded by	Jay Costa
Constituency	Part of Allegheny County
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 36th district
In office January 4, 1983 – November 30, 1988
Preceded by	Robert P. Horgos
Succeeded by	Christopher K. McNally
Constituency	Part of Allegheny County
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 26th district
In office January 2, 1979 – November 30, 1982
Preceded by	Charles N. Caputo
Succeeded by	Eugene Saloom
Constituency	Part of Allegheny County
Personal details
Born	September 4, 1949 UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Audrey M.
Residence	Carrick
Alma mater	University of Pittsburgh Hamline University School of Law

Michael M. Dawida is a former Allegheny County Commissioner, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Education

A native of Carrick and a graduate of Carrick High School, he earned a history degree from University of Pittsburgh in 1971.^[2] In 1977, he earned a law degree from Hamline University School of Law.^[2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

He represented the 26th and 36th legislative districts in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1979 to 1988.^[3] He represented the 43rd senatorial district in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1989 to 1996.^[4]

Allegheny County Commissioner

He was an Allegheny County Commissioner, alongside Bob Cranmer and Larry Dunn from 1996, until December 1999, when that position was replaced with the Allegheny County Executive as part of Allegheny County's Home Rule Charter.^[5] He unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for that position, losing to Cyril Wecht, who lost to Republican Jim Roddey in the general election. He is a professor at California University of Pennsylvania.^[5]

References

1. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1995-1996". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/179S.pdf. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "The File on Democratic Hopeful Mike Dawida". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. October 19, 1995. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19951019&id=i1YNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5404,929686. 
3. ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members D". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/D.html. 
4. ^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members D". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SD.html. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Brown, David (January 29, 2007). "Dawida runs for controller". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/election/s_490795.html. 

Persondata
Name	Dawida, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	September 4, 1949
Place of birth	UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death