- Michael E. Cassidy
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Michael Edward Cassidy Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 80th districtIn office
1977–1978Preceded by W. William Wilt Succeeded by Edwin G. Johnson Personal details Born September 15, 1955 Political party Democratic Michael Edward Cassidy is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[1]
He was the youngest representative in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in history.
Michael Cassidy won his first primary for the 80th district in Blair County at the age of 20. When he was sworn in, he had celebrated his 21st birthday only two months before, making him able to serve in the House according to the Pennsylvania Constitution.
Currently, Cassidy is the executive director to the Democratic Human Services Committee under Representative Mark B. Cohen and the managing editor for Commonwealth: A Journal of Political Science.
Published works
- Looking back at the Legislative Modernization Movement in Pennsylvania: Remarks of Herbert Fineman, Former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives with introduction and commentary” COMMONWEALTH: A Journal of Political Science. 2003 Vol. 12. p. 87-110
- Roundtable Discussion as Oral History: The Legislative Modernization panel at the 2003 Pennsylvania Political Science Association Annual Meeting” Pennsylvania Political Scientist. Newsletter of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association. June 2007.
References
- ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members C". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/C.html.
Categories:- Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania Democrats
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Pennsylvania State House of Representatives stubs
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