John I. Kane

American politician and trade union leader

John I. Kane
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 9th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05)
Preceded byTom Killion
Personal details
Born (1960-11-12) November 12, 1960 (age 63)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLori
Children4
ResidenceBirmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
OccupationPlumber
ProfessionBusiness Manager of Plumbers Union Local #690
WebsiteCampaign website

John Ignatius Kane Sr. (born November 12, 1960) is an American politician and trade union leader. He is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 9th District since 2021.

Kane trained as a plumber, stating that learning a trade gave his life direction. He later became the Business Manager of the Philadelphia Plumbers Local 690.[1] Kane ran for state senate in 2014, against Thomas J. McGarrigle.

He defeated Brett Burman in the Democratic primary for the 9th district on June 2, 2020.[2] He won the November 2020 general election over incumbent Republican Tom Killion, receiving 52% of the vote compared to Killion's 48%.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Labor leader Kane eyes Dem nod to challenge Killion". Delaware County Daily Times. October 3, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Mahon, Ed (November 6, 2020). "Biden may win Pennsylvania, but Democrats fell in races across the state — and the infighting has begun". Spotlight PA. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Presidential Election Results in Chester County". My Chester County. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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Members of the Pennsylvania State Senate
President of the Senate
▌Austin Davis (D)
President pro tempore
▌Kim Ward (R)
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▌Joe Pittman (R)
Minority Leader
▌Jay Costa (D)
  1. ▌Nikil Saval (D)
  2. ▌Christine Tartaglione (D)
  3. ▌Sharif Street (D)
  4. ▌Art Haywood (D)
  5. ▌Jimmy Dillon (D)
  6. ▌Frank Farry (R)
  7. ▌Vincent Hughes (D)
  8. ▌Anthony Williams (D)
  9. ▌John Kane (D)
  10. ▌Steve Santarsiero (D)
  11. ▌Judy Schwank (D)
  12. ▌Maria Collett (D)
  13. ▌Scott Martin (R)
  14. ▌Nick Miller (D)
  15. ▌John DiSanto (R)
  16. ▌Jarrett Coleman (R)
  17. ▌Amanda Cappelletti (D)
  18. ▌Lisa Boscola (D)
  19. ▌Carolyn Comitta (D)
  20. ▌Lisa Baker (R)
  21. ▌Scott Hutchinson (R)
  22. ▌Marty Flynn (D)
  23. ▌Gene Yaw (R)
  24. ▌Tracy Pennycuick (R)
  25. ▌Cris Dush (R)
  26. ▌Tim Kearney (D)
  27. ▌Lynda Schlegel Culver (R)
  28. ▌Kristin Phillips-Hill (R)
  29. ▌Dave Argall (R)
  30. ▌Judy Ward (R)
  31. ▌Mike Regan (R)
  32. ▌Pat Stefano (R)
  33. ▌Doug Mastriano (R)
  34. ▌Greg Rothman (R)
  35. ▌Wayne Langerholc (R)
  36. ▌Ryan Aument (R)
  37. ▌Devlin Robinson (R)
  38. ▌Lindsey Williams (D)
  39. ▌Kim Ward (R)
  40. ▌Rosemary Brown (R)
  41. ▌Joe Pittman (R)
  42. ▌Wayne Fontana (D)
  43. ▌Jay Costa (D)
  44. ▌Katie Muth (D)
  45. ▌Jim Brewster (D)
  46. ▌Camera Bartolotta (R)
  47. ▌Elder Vogel (R)
  48. ▌Chris Gebhard (R)
  49. ▌Dan Laughlin (R)
  50. ▌Michele Brooks (R)


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