Charles T. McIlhinney Jr. (born May 19, 1967) is a
Republican former member of the
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four-year terms, stagger ...
, representing the
10th District from 2007 to 2019. Previously, he was a member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts.
It ...
from 1998 through 2006.
Biography
McIlhinney attended
La Salle College High School
La Salle College High School is a Catholic, all-male college preparatory school located in Wyndmoor, a community in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. La Salle is within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and i ...
, graduating in 1985, before earning a degree in finance from
Bryant College in 1989.
He is working towards an MBA from
University of Phoenix
University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a Private university, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the Ac ...
He was on the borough council of
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in and the county seat of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the borough population was 8,300.
Doylestown is located northwest of Trent ...
from 1994 to 1996. He also served as Director of the Bucks County Office of Employment and Training.
He won election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in a special election on February 3, 1998.
McIlhinney announced in January 2018 that he would retire from the state senate when his term expired in early 2019.
References
External links
Pennsylvania State Senate - Charles T. McIlhinney Jr.official PA Senate website
McIlhinney for Senateofficial campaign website
Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus - Senator Chuck McIlhinney official caucus website
Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Charles T. McIlhinney Jr. (Republican) official PA House website (archived)
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Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
1967 births
Living people
University of Phoenix alumni
21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly