Todd Polinchock (born August 16, 1963) is a former representative of the 144th Legislative District of

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, United States. He was first elected in

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, winning against

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Meredith Buck.

Early life and education

Polinchock was born on August 16, 1963 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. He attended Whitehall High School, graduating in 1981, and graduated from the

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in 1985 with a bachelors in political science. He also attended

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from 1992 to 1995. After graduating from the Naval Academy, Polinchock began a 20 year career in the

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, retiring in 2005.

Career

After retiring from the military, he became a

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, and was subsequently appointed as president of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors in 2016. He was re-elected in

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, then defeated in 2022 by Democrat Brian Munroe. During his legislative term, Polinchook supported policies to stop climate change, becoming the first Republican to support a bill by fellow representative

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designed to transition the commonwealth to complete renewable energy source use by 2050. In 2019, he introduced a bill allowing

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at small farms and orchards where local ordinances prohibited them. During the

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, he stated that societal shutdowns were necessary to reduce the spread of the disease, but preferred giving control of measures to counties and thought the restrictions imposed by Governor

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were too strict. Polinchock says he supports bipartisanship over partisan politics. Polinchock sat on the Gaming Oversight, Human Services, Professional Licensure, and Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness committees.

Personal life

Polinchock has 2 children and is a

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Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Polinchock, Todd Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Catholics from Pennsylvania Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 1963 births 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly