Rick Saccone

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Rick Saccone
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39
Successor: Michael Puskaric
Elections and appointments
Last election

May 17, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Weber State University

Graduate

University of Oklahoma

Ph.D

University of Pittsburgh

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

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Rick Saccone (Republican Party) was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 39. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on November 30, 2018.

Saccone (Republican Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. He lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.

Biography

Saccone earned a B.S. from Weber State University in 1981, an M.P.A. from the University of Oklahoma in 1984, an M.A. in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1987 and a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 2002. When he served in the state House, his experience included working as a political science professor at St. Vincent College and serving as a counterintelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
• Children & Youth
• Judiciary
• State Government
• Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

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

2022

See also: Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

Austin Davis defeated Carrie DelRosso, Timothy McMaster, Michael Bagdes-Canning, and Nicole Shultz in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Austin Davis
Austin Davis (D)
 
56.5
 
3,031,137
Image of Carrie DelRosso
Carrie DelRosso (R)
 
41.7
 
2,238,477
Image of Timothy McMaster
Timothy McMaster (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
51,611
Image of Michael Bagdes-Canning
Michael Bagdes-Canning (G)
 
0.5
 
24,436
Image of Nicole Shultz
Nicole Shultz (Keystone Party of Pennsylvania) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
20,518

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,366,179
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

Austin Davis defeated Brian Sims and Ray Sosa in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Austin Davis
Austin Davis
 
63.0
 
768,141
Image of Brian Sims
Brian Sims
 
25.1
 
305,959
Image of Ray Sosa
Ray Sosa Candidate Connection
 
11.9
 
145,228

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,219,328
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carrie DelRosso
Carrie DelRosso
 
25.6
 
318,970
Image of Rick Saccone
Rick Saccone
 
15.7
 
195,774
Image of Teddy Daniels
Teddy Daniels
 
12.1
 
150,935
Image of Clarice Schillinger
Clarice Schillinger
 
11.9
 
148,442
Image of Jeff Coleman
Jeff Coleman
 
10.1
 
126,072
Image of James Jones
James Jones Candidate Connection
 
9.1
 
113,966
Image of Russell Diamond
Russell Diamond
 
6.0
 
74,265
Image of John Brown
John Brown
 
4.8
 
59,267
Image of Chris Frye
Chris Frye
 
4.7
 
58,752

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,246,443
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Campaign finance

2018

Regular election

See also: Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14

Guy Reschenthaler defeated Bibiana Boerio in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Guy Reschenthaler
Guy Reschenthaler (R)
 
57.9
 
151,386
Image of Bibiana Boerio
Bibiana Boerio (D)
 
42.1
 
110,051

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 261,437
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14

Bibiana Boerio defeated Adam Sedlock, Bob Solomon, and Tom Prigg in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bibiana Boerio
Bibiana Boerio
 
43.2
 
18,308
Image of Adam Sedlock
Adam Sedlock Candidate Connection
 
23.9
 
10,119
Image of Bob Solomon
Bob Solomon
 
19.0
 
8,068
Image of Tom Prigg
Tom Prigg Candidate Connection
 
13.9
 
5,888

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 42,383
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14

Guy Reschenthaler defeated Rick Saccone in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Guy Reschenthaler
Guy Reschenthaler
 
55.2
 
23,737
Image of Rick Saccone
Rick Saccone
 
44.8
 
19,274

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 43,011
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Special election

See also: Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District special election, 2018

A special election was held for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District on March 13, 2018. The election filled the vacancy created by the departure of incumbent Tim Murphy (R). Murphy announced his resignation in October 2017, following reports that he encouraged a woman with whom he had an extramarital affair to have an abortion.[1] Republican candidate Rick Saccone, Democratic candidate Conor Lamb, and Libertarian candidate Drew Miller competed for the seat.

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 18

Incumbent Conor Lamb defeated Rick Saccone and Drew Gray Miller in the special general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 18 on March 13, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Conor Lamb
Conor Lamb (D)
 
49.9
 
114,102
Image of Rick Saccone
Rick Saccone (R)
 
49.5
 
113,347
Image of Drew Gray Miller
Drew Gray Miller (L)
 
0.6
 
1,381

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 228,830
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Endorsements

Saccone received endorsements from the following in 2018:[2]

  • The American Conservative Union
  • Associated Builders and Contractors
  • CatholicVote.org
  • Citizens United Political Victory Fund
  • Club for Growth PAC
  • Donald J. Trump for President Inc.[3]
  • Firearms Owners Against Crime
  • House Freedom Fund[4]
  • Italian American War Veterans
  • LifePAC
  • National Federation of Independent Business
  • National Rifle Association
  • National Right to Life
  • The Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
  • Tea Party Express[5]
  • President Donald Trump (R)[6]
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[7]
  • Vice President Mike Pence (R)[8]
  • Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton[9]

Campaign advertisements

"Proven" - Ending Spending Inc. ad, released January 3, 2018
"Better" - 45Committee ad, released January 17, 2018
"Built American Tough" - National Republican Congressional Committee ad, released January 30, 2018
"Flock" - Congressional Leadership Fund ad, released January 31, 2018
"People ahead of politics. Period" - Rick Saccone campaign ad, released February 1, 2018
"Changing Lives" - National Republican Congressional Committee ad, released February 6, 2018

2016

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 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 Rick Saccone defeated Peter Kobylinski in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39 general election.[10][11]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rick Saccone Incumbent 68.40% 22,034
     Democratic Peter Kobylinski 31.60% 10,180
Total Votes 32,214
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Peter Kobylinski ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39 Democratic primary.[12][13]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Peter Kobylinski  (unopposed)

Incumbent Rick Saccone ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 39 Republican primary.[12][13]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 39 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rick Saccone Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Rick Saccone was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Lisa Stout-Bashioum was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Saccone defeated Stout-Bashioum in the general election.[14][15][16]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 39 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Saccone Incumbent 60.4% 11,805
     Democratic Lisa Stout-Bashioum 39.6% 7,755
Total Votes 19,560

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Saccone ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 39. Saccone defeated Shuana D'Alessandro in the Republican primary on April 24 and David Levdansky (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012. [17][18]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 39, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Saccone Incumbent 50.2% 14,495
     Democratic David Levdansky 49.8% 14,383
Total Votes 28,878
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 39 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRick Saccone Incumbent 63.3% 2,705
Shuana D'Alessandro 36.7% 1,569
Total Votes 4,274

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Saccone won election to District 39 in 2010. He defeated Shawn Hess in the May 18 Republican primary and incumbent Democrat David Levdansky in the November 2 general election.[19]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 39, General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Saccone 50.4% 10,761
     Democratic David Levdansky 49.6% 10,610
Total Votes 21,371

Campaign themes

2022

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2018

“ Lower Taxes

As State Representative, Rick Saccone passed 6 balanced budgets with zero tax increases while still providing the highest education spending in Pennsylvania history.

More Jobs A business leader, Rick Saccone was named a “Guardian of Small Business” by the National Federation of Independent Business for his pro-business legislative record.

Government Reform Rick Saccone championed legislation that cut wasteful spending, reduced the size of the legislature, and banned gifts to elected officials.

Fixing Obamacare Under Obamacare, health insurance has become unaffordable. Rick Saccone will utilize free-market principles to fix our healthcare crisis.

Immigration Reform Rick Saccone will fight for intense vetting of immigrants coming from terror-training countries. He supports Kate’s Law and securing our borders.

Keep Us Safe Rick Saccone took down terrorists in Iraq and successfully negotiated with the North Koreans. He knows what it takes to protect Americans. [20]

”
—Rick Saccone for Congress[21]

Campaign finance summary

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Rick Saccone campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Lieutenant Governor of PennsylvaniaLost primary$35,461 $36,329
2018U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14Lost primary$1,977,891 N/A**
2018U.S. House Pennsylvania District 18Lost general$0 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 39Won $41,202 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 39Won $189,987 N/A**
2012Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 39Won $291,485 N/A**
2010Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 39Won $159,497 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2018

In 2018, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 2 through November 30.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The New York Times, "Conservative Pennsylvania congressman resigns amid abortion scandal," October 5, 2017
    2. ↑ Rick Saccone - US Congress, "Endorsements," accessed January 5, 2018
    3. ↑ Observer-Reporter, "Trump, Pence throw weight behind Saccone in 18th District race," January 24, 2018
    4. ↑ House Freedom Fund, "Endorsements," accessed March 1, 2018
    5. ↑ Tea Party Express, "Tea Party Express endorses Rick Saccone for Congress in Pennsylvania," accessed March 8, 2018
    6. ↑ Twitter, "Donald J. Trump on January 18, 2018," accessed January 18, 2018
    7. ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Rick Saccone for Congress: The state rep is ready to move on to U.S. House," March 11, 2018
    8. ↑ TRIBLive, "Vice President Pence stumps for Rick Saccone in western Pennsylvania," February 2, 2018
    9. ↑ Trib Live, "Former UN Ambassador Bolton endorses Saccone for Congress," January 24, 2018
    10. ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
    11. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
    12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
    13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
    14. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
    15. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
    16. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
    17. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed April 15, 2014
    18. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List," April 15, 2014
    19. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 2, 2014
    20. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    21. ↑ Rick Saccone for Congress, "Home," accessed February 14, 2018
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