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Andy Dinniman
Pennsylvania State Senate District 19
Incumbent
In office
2006-Present
Term ends
November 30, 2012
Years in position 6
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$79,613/year
Per diemNo per diem
Elections and appointments
Last election2008
First electedMay 16, 2006
Next electionNovember 6, 2012
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Commissioner, Chester County
1992-2006
Education
Bachelor'sUniversity of Connecticut, 1966
Master'sUniversity of Maryland, 1969
OtherEdD, Pennsylvania State University, 1978
Personal
ProfessionProfessor
Websites
Office website

Contents

Andy Dinniman has been a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate since 2006. Dinniman won a special election on May 16, 2006 to the seat. Before being a State Senator, Dinniman was a County Commissioner for Chester County from 1992 to 1996.

Dinniman graduated from Connecticut with his Bachelor's Degree in 1966 and from Maryland with his Master's Degree in 1969. Dinniman later earned his Educational Doctorate from Penn State in 1978. Dinniman is a former Professor.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dinniman has been appointed to these committees:

2009-2010

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

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012

Dinniman is running in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 19. Dinniman ran unchallenged in the Democratic primary on April 24 and is opposed by Christopher Amentas in the general election which takes place on November 6, 2012.[2]

2008

On November 4, 2008, Dinniman was elected to Pennsylvania State Senate District 19.[3]

Dinniman raised $728,632 for this campaign.[4]

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

Campaign donors

2008

Dinniman raised $728,632 during the 2008 election cycle.

His top contributors are listed below.[5]

Donor Amount
Pennsylvania Democratic Party $168,733
Friends of Bob Mellow $23,000
Hankin Group $18,908
Thomas Wolf $15,000
Laborers District Council $15,000
Hilltown Crossing $15,000
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $12,500
Pennsylvania State Education Association $9,800
Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties $9,000
Metropolitan Regional Council of Carpenters and Joiners $9,000

District 19

Dinniman represents Pennsylvania Senate District 19. District 19 includes outlying Philadelphia-area communities in Chester County[6].

Education negotiations

An October 13, 2010 Senate Education Committee meeting led the audience to believe 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 cancelled or ignored. The PSEA hired lobbyists who have 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.[7]

Personal

Andy is married to Margo Dinniman and reside in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

External links

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References

  1. ↑ "Pennsylvania Senate" List of Standing Committee Assignments
  2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 26, 2012
  3. ↑ "Pennsylvania State Senate official election results for 2008"
  4. ↑ Follow the Money's report on 2008 campaign contributions
  5. ↑ Campaign contributors to Dinniman
  6. ↑ "Pennsylvania Senate" Map of Pennsylvania Senate Districts
  7. ↑ "Education Committee Frustrated With PSEA," PA Independent, October 14, 2010; AUDIO INCLUDED
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