Andy Dinniman

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Andy Dinniman
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Commissioner Chester County
Pennsylvania State Senate District 19
Successor: Carolyn Comitta

Education

Bachelor's

University of Connecticut, 1966

Graduate

University of Maryland, 1969

Other

EdD, Pennsylvania State University, 1978

Personal
Profession
Professor

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Andrew "Andy" E. Dinniman was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 19 from 2006 to 2020. Dinniman did not file to run for re-election in 2020.

Before he became a state senator, Dinniman was a county commissioner for Chester County from 1992 to 1996.

Biography

Dinniman earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut in 1966, his master's degree from the University of Maryland in 1969 and his Educational Doctorate from Pennsylvania State University in 1978. His professional experience includes working as a college professor.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Dinniman was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
• Education, Minority chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Dinniman served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Dinniman served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dinniman served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Dinniman served on these committees:

Issues

Education negotiations

An October 13, 2010, Senate Education Committee meeting led the audience to believe that Education was going to be an explosive issue in Harrisburg in 2011.

The day-long hearing was on the potential expansion of school choice options in Pennsylvania. State Sen. Dinniman told representatives from the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) that reforms would be impossible without cooperation from the state’s largest teachers’ union.

"We can’t engage in a dialogue with you guys," said Dinniman. "Either we talk or we don’t talk. Because if we all pass in the night saying we care about kids, and we never come together to talk, then the kids of this commonwealth are going to suffer."

Dinniman told PSEA Treasurer Jerry Oleksiak committee members were very frustrated at being stonewalled by the union for several months. He said repeated attempts to set up a meeting with union leaders have been canceled or ignored. The PSEA hired lobbyists who have publicly "made nasty comments" about Dinniman and Senate Education Committee Chair Jeffrey Piccola (R-Dauphin), another supporter of school choice programs.

The PSEA opposes expanding school choice programs such as vouchers and charter schools because, the organization claims, they put traditional public schools at a disadvantage for funding.

"We know what works," said Oleksiak. "We need targeted, direct resources into what we know works. Long-term, bi-partisan commitment, put the ideology aside. We need to address public education as a key civil right for the students in our Commonwealth."

Dinniman stressed that the PSEA has been uncooperative in many efforts.[1]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2020

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2020

Dinniman did not file to run for re-election.[2]

2016

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Andy Dinniman defeated Jack London in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 19 general election.[3][4]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 19, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Andy Dinniman Incumbent 56.40% 75,615
     Republican Jack London 43.60% 58,456
Total Votes 134,071
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Incumbent Andy Dinniman ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 19 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 19, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Andy Dinniman Incumbent (unopposed)


Jack London ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 19 Republican primary.[5][6]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 19, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jack London  (unopposed)


2012

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012

Dinniman ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 19. Dinniman ran unchallenged in the Democratic primary on April 24 and defeated Christopher Amentas in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012. [7][8]

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 19, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Dinniman Incumbent 57.4% 83,589
     Republican Christopher Amentas 42.6% 61,914
Total Votes 145,503

2008

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Dinniman was re-elected to Pennsylvania State Senate District 19.[9]

Dinniman raised $728,632 for this campaign.[10]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 19
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png DINNIMAN, ANDREW E. (D) 84,846
KANTROWITZ, STEVE (R) 62,026

Campaign finance summary

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Andy Dinniman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Pennsylvania State Senate, District 19Won $874,328 N/A**
2012Pennsylvania State Senate, District 19Won $407,262 N/A**
2008Pennsylvania State Senate, District 19Won $728,632 N/A**
Grand total$2,010,222 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 7 to November 30.

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2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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Dinniman is married to his wife, Margo. They live in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ PA Independent, "Education Committee Frustrated With PSEA," accessed May 16, 2014(Archived)
  2. ↑ Politics PA, "February 10th Playbook," February 10, 2020
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
  4. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
  7. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 General Primary," accessed March 11, 2014
  8. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 General Election," accessed March 11, 2014
  9. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2008 General Election," accessed March 11, 2014
  10. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributors," accessed May 15, 2014
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Preceded by
' 		Pennsylvania State Senate District 19
2006–2020 		Succeeded by
Carolyn Comitta (D)


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