Jim Brewster
Jim Brewster | |
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| Member of thePennsylvania Senate from the45thdistrict | |
| Assumed office November 17, 2010[1] | |
| Preceded by | Sean Logan |
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| Born | 1947 or 1948 (age 75–76) Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | McKeesport, Pennsylvania |
James R. Brewsteris an American politician who has served as a member of thePennsylvania Senatefor the45th Districtsince 2010.
Education
[edit]Brewster earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from theCalifornia University of Pennsylvania.[2]
Career
[edit]Brewster is a former vice president for fraud management withMellon Bankand mayor ofMcKeesport, Pennsylvania.
On November 2, 2010, Brewster won aspecial electionto fill the remaining term of SenatorSean F. Logan,who had resigned his seat on August 24, 2010, to take a position at theUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center.Brewster was sworn into the Pennsylvania Senate on November 17, 2010.
In July 2020, Brewster organized a meeting with bar and restaurant owners and signed a letter to GovernorTom Wolfurging him to lessen the restrictions on them imposed during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[3]
2020 election
[edit]In January 2021, although Brewster narrowly defeated his opponent, Republican Nicole Ziccarelli, by 69 votes, the Republican-led State Senate refused to swear in Brewster for his fourth term, despite the fact that his win had already been certified by state officials.[4][5]Lieutenant GovernorJohn Fettermanattempted to swear Brewster in. In a bizarre move, Republican leaders voted to remove Fetterman from his presiding role and halt Brewster's seating. SenatorJake Corman,when reading out names of the new and re-elected senators, intentionally omitted Brewster's, with Republicans once again voting to confirm the disruptive action.[6]
After a federal court ruling re-affirmed his win over Ziccarelli, Brewster was sworn in on January 13, 2021.[7]
References
[edit]- ^SenatorBrewster
- ^STATE SENATOR JIM BREWSTER
- ^"Pa. Legislators Send Letter To Gov. Tom Wolf, Requesting Restrictions Be Readjusted For Bars And Restaurants".KDKA.July 24, 2020.RetrievedJuly 27,2020.
- ^Routh, Julian (January 5, 2021)."Pa. Senate Republicans refuse to seat Democrat Brewster in contentious swearing-in ceremony".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.RetrievedJanuary 6,2021.
- ^Meyer, Katie (January 5, 2021)."In Explosive Debate, Pa. GOP Refuses To Swear In Reelected Democratic Senator".NPR.org.RetrievedJanuary 6,2021.
- ^In chaotic session, GOP seizes control from Fetterman, refuses to seat Democratic member who won election,WHYY-FM,Katie Meyer, January 5, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^Hughes, Sarah Anne (January 12, 2021)."Federal judge rules in favor of Democratic Pa. Senate candidate GOP refused to seat".Spotlight PA.RetrievedJanuary 12,2021.
External links
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