Jubelirer, Robert C., 1937-
Biography
Robert C. Jubelirer (R), born February 9, 1937, in Altoona, PA. Practiced law, Jubelirer, Carothers, Krier, and Halpern law firm; chair, Blair County Multiple Sclerosis Society; member, Advisory Council for the Hollidaysburg Veterans Home.
Was the only freshman Republican to win a seat in the Pennsylvania Senate in 1974; served eight terms, 1975-2006; Represented the 30th District, which from 1981-2001 counties of Bedford, Blair, Fulton, and Huntingdon. In the 2001 redistricting, Menno Township in Mifflin County was added. Elected majority leader and minority leader. Most widely known for his influential role as President Pro Tempore nearly twenty-one years, the longest term on record.
Jubelirer also served as lieutenant governor. After Governor Tom Ridge resigned to become President Bush's homeland security director, was sworn in as lieutenant governor to the new governor Mark Schweiker. Served simultaneously as lieutenant governor (without pay) and as Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore until Governor Schweiker's term concluded.
Jubelirer was a driving force in securing state funding for key economic, transportation, community, and cultural projects highlighted by the Millennium Science Center at Penn State, the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. To assist a largely rural, often economically struggling constituency, Jubelirer pushed for economic revitalization and helped secure funding for major community projects, such as the Blair County Ballpark, the Blair County Convention Center, and the restoration of the Bedford Springs Hotel.
In 2006, lost in the primary election, a loss attributable to his 2005 vote for a legislative pay raise.
In April 2007 he joined the law firm of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell and Hippel. There he helped launch the firm's Government Affairs Practice in Harrisburg and its regional office in Altoona to develop business opportunities in central Pennsylvania.