Jake Corman

Infobox State Senator|name = Jake Corman


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state = Pennsylvania
state_senate = Pennsylvania
district = 34th
term_start = 1999
term_end = present
predecessor = J. Doyle Corman, Jr.
successor = Incumbent
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majority =
party = Republican
birth_date = Birth date and age|1964|9|9|mf=y
birth_place =Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
alma_mater = The Pennsylvania State University
occupation = State Senator
spouse = Kelli Lopsonzski
residence =Benner Township, Pennsylvania
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website = http://www.jakecorman.com

Jacob Doyle "Jake" Corman, III is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 34th Senatorial District since 1999. The district includes portions of Centre, Mifflin and Union Counties and all of Juniata and Perry Counties. He currently serves as Majority Policy Chairman.

Personal

Corman is a graduate of Bellefonte Area High School, the Pennsylvania College of Technology where he earned an associates degree in Communications and The Pennsylvania State University where he received a BA degree in Journalism.

Prior to his election to the State Senate in November 1998, Senator Corman was State Director for former United States Senator Rick Santorum.

Career

In 1998, Corman's father, J. Doyle Corman, a Pennsylvania State Senator for 21 years, announced his retirement from the Senate. Corman won a three-way GOP primary and went on to defeat Democrat Scott Conklin (now a member Pennsylvania House of Representatives) in the general election.

In 2002, Corman was re-elected with over 92% of the vote, facing only minimal opposition from a Libertarian Party candidate. [ [http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=7&OfficeID=12#34 Pennsylvania Department of State, Election Returns, 11/5/2002] ] In 2006, Corman defeated Democrat John Eich, Robert J. Cash, and Libertarian Thomas Martin with 56% of the vote. [ [http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=24&OfficeID=12#34 Pennsylvania Department of State, Election Returns, 11/7/2006] ] After the leadership shakeup following the 2006 elections, Corman bid for the position of Senate Majority Leader, but was edged out by Dominic Pileggi [ [http://www.insiderpa.com/archive/insider11-2006b.htm Al Neri, "One last thing", The Insider, November 2006] ] and ultimately elected as the Majority Policy Chairman.

Corman serves as Vice Chairman of the Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee and on the Appropriations, Banking & Insurance, Finance, Labor & Industry, and State Government Committees.

In 2008, there was speculation that Corman would make a run for the U.S. House seat being vacated by John E. Peterson; however Corman declined to run. [ [http://www.centredaily.com/news/breaking_news/story/318566.html "Corman won't seek Congressional seat", Centre Daily Times, 1/8/2008] ]

s-ttl | title=Majority Policy Chairman of the Pennsylvania Senate
years=2007–present

s-ttl | title=Pennsylvania Senate, District 34
years=1999–present

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References

External links

* [http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/senate_bio.cfm?id=251 Official PA Senate website]
* [http://www.jakecorman.com/ Senator Jake Corman's website]