Joseph Conti (born May 13, 1954) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican 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 ...

for the 143rd district from 1993 to 1996 and the

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for the 10th district from 1997 to 2006. He was formerly the chief executive officer of the

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is an independent government agency that manages the beverage alcohol industry in Pennsylvania by administering the Pennsylvania Liquor Code. It is responsible for licensing the possession, sale, stor ...

and was appointed to that newly created position on December 13, 2006.Pa Login: Former State Sen. Joe Conti Named Chief Executive Officer Of Pa Liquor Control Board
/ref> He currently works as the President of the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters.

Early life and education

Conti was born in Philadelphia to Walter and Patricia Conti. He graduated from Central Bucks West High School in 1972. He received a B.A. from

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in 1976 and a M.A. in 2000.

Career

He was elected township supervisor of Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania in 1984 and served until 1993. He was first elected to represent the 143rd district in the

on November 2, 1993. On November 4, 1997, he was elected to the Senate in a special election. He represented the 10th senatorial district in the

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from 1997 through 2006. He was Republican Caucus Chairman and chaired the Senate Law and Justice Committee, which was oversaw the

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. He owned two

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restaurants from 1976 through 1999. Conti is now a faculty member of the

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References

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