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Dermody, Frank J., 1951-

 Person

Biography

DERMODY, Francis J., a Representative from Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties; born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., May 29, 1951; B.A., history, Columbia University, 1973; J.D., Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, 1982; sales associate; attorney; assistant public defender, Dauphin County; assistant district attorney, Allegheny County (1984-1990); District Justice (June 1986-January 1987); legal advisor, Allegheny County District Justices (1989-1990); instructor, Community College of Allegheny County; faculty member, Pennsylvania Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1990; reelected to the House for 14 more consecutive terms; lead prosecutor and leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives investigation on Supreme Court Justice Rolf Larsen (1994); elected, Majority Caucus Secretary (2007-2009); elected, Majority Whip (December 17, 2009-2010); elected, Minority Leader (2011-2020); appointed, Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing (1991-2010; chair, 14 years); appointed, Joint State Government Commission (2011-2020); appointed, Legislative Data Processing Center Commission (2011-2020); unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House (2020); appointed, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (2021-present).

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Legislative Journal, with Reps. Tony DeLuca and Frank Dermody, 2001-02-26

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Scope and Contents

Betacam tape

Has episode guide. 1. Maglev in Allegheny County, 2. Impact on economy

Dates: 2001-02-26

Papers of Frank Dermody, 1991-2020

 Collection
Identifier: 2016.031
Scope and Contents

The majority of this collection consists of legislative research for proposed legislation. There are also many newsletters from throughout Dermody's time in office.

Dates: 1991 - 2016; Acquisition: 2016-04-22

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