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Jeff Coleman (born July 4, 1975) is a former Republican member of the
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Background

Coleman was born to a
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family at Whidbey Island Naval Base in
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in 1975. In the 1980s his family returned to
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,
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to serve as
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. It was during that time that the Philippines experienced the
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, which Coleman credits for inspiring his "passion for public service." He graduated from Orchard Hills Christian Academy in 1994. He attended
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, earning his degree in Government in 2001. Prior to elective office, Coleman worked in a grocery store, waited tables, and was as radio news anchor in college. He also worked as an intern for Pennsylvania Senator
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and was elected to Apollo Borough Council.


Political career

In the
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for the 60th legislative district, the 25-year-old Coleman defeated long-time Democratic incumbent Tim Pesci in spite of the district being 70% Democratic. Coleman's under-funded campaign relied on an aggressive "door-to-door" campaign with hundreds of campaign volunteers.
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, the House Democratic Leader, said that Pesci had run a "condescending" race against Coleman, calling his opponent "Jeffy" and describing Coleman's campaign volunteers as "the Children from the Corn," referring to the horror
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. He ran unopposed for reelection in 2002. In a 2002
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designating politicians with yearbook superlatives, he was named the "Most Ambitious" Coleman surprised political observers by retiring prior to the 2004 elections to host a Harrisburg-based political radio program. In 2010, ''Politics Magazine'' named him one of the most influential Republicans in Pennsylvania, noting his success as a political consultant. Coleman unsuccessfully sought the 2022 Republican nomination for lieutenant governor,Karen Shuey
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''Reading Eagle'' (April 25, 2022).
coming in fifth place in the May 2022
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Biography
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Historical Biographies {{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Jeff Living people Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives American politicians of Filipino descent Asian-American state legislators in Pennsylvania American talk radio hosts Liberty University alumni 1975 births American radio news anchors Asian conservatism in the United States 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly