Brandon P. Neuman (born 1981) is a politician from the

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Commonwealth of

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. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the 48th district in the

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Personal life and education

Neuman graduated from Canon–McMillan High School in 2000. He earned a bachelor's in criminal justice from the

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in 2005. Neuman earned a master's degree from the

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in 2005 and a J.D. from

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in 2009. Neuman played football for Canon–McMillan and the

Career

Neuman was first elected to the Pennsylvania House in 2011. He represented

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, which is to the South of

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. Neuman served on the Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Consumer Affairs, Judiciary, Labor & Industry, and Rules committees. Neuman had been a critic of former

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's handling of the

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. Along with fellow Representative Tony DeLuca, Neuman had introduced legislation to combat healthcare waste and fraud. Neuman ran for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in 2014, but finished fifth in the Democratic primary. Neuman resigned his state house seat in December 2017, after he was elected as a Washington County judge.

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Twitter accountState Representative Brandon P. Neuman
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Brandon P. Neuman (D)
official PA House site Living people Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives University of Richmond alumni University of Pittsburgh alumni Duquesne University School of Law alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 1981 births 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub