- Thomas Tigue
Infobox Politician
name="Thomas Tigue"
names=Thomas Tigue
birth_date = birth date|1945|8|8|mf=y
birth_place =Hughestown, Pennsylvania
resides=Hughestown, Pennsylvania |Thomas Tigue is a former
Pennsylvania State Representative in the118th District which covers parts of Luzerne and Monroe counties. Tigue served from1981 to2006 . He is married and has four daughters and several grandchildren. He is father-in-law to retired major league pitcher,Andy Ashby .Education
Tigue received his
Bachelor's degree inPolitical Science fromKing's College, Pennsylvania in1968 .Career
He was first elected to the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1980. In 2005, he announced that he would not seek re-election to the House and endorsed eventual winner, Mike Carroll to replace him.In 2007, Tigue sought an appointment to the Luzerne County Commission to replace Todd Vonderheid, who decided to step down. A panel of nine judges from the Court of Common Pleas were responsible for the appointment. However, Tigue was defeated by former commissioner Rose Tucker 5-4. [ [http://citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18491537&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6 Former Commissioner Tucker tapped to finish rest of Vonderheid’s term] , Citizens Voice, June 19, 2007]
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