Thomas C. Creighton (February 19, 1945 – July 24, 2022) was a Republican Party member of the

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for the 37th District, serving from 2001 through 2013.

Career

Creighton held a number of positions prior to his political career, including a plant engineer/manager for

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a research engineer for the

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and a research scientist for Armstrong World Industries. Creighton has also been an instructor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a science teacher in the

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. His prior elected offices include Judge of Elections and Township Supervisor in Rapho Township, Pennsylvania. Creighton was elected in 2000 to replace

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, who retired from the House in order to run for

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. He was re-elected three times. Creighton sat on the House Commerce, Judiciary, and State Government committees.

Personal

Creighton was a resident of Rapho Township, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. He earned a B.S. degree in physics from

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and a master's degree in physics and mathematics from

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. He died on July 24, 2022, at the age of 77.

References

External links

Representative Creighton
''official web site''
Profile at the Pennsylvania House
{{DEFAULTSORT:Creighton, Tom 1945 births 2022 deaths Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Politicians from Altoona, Pennsylvania Politicians from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly