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John Eichelberger Jr.

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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Vice Chair, Banking & Insurance Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Chair, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Chair, Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Education

  • JD, University of Texas
  • BA, Political Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1985

Professional Experience

  • JD, University of Texas
  • BA, Political Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1985
  • President/Insurance Agent, Complete Insurance Services, Incorporated

Political Experience

  • JD, University of Texas
  • BA, Political Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1985
  • President/Insurance Agent, Complete Insurance Services, Incorporated
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, 2007-2019
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 13, 2018

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Vice Chair, Banking & Insurance Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Chair, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Chair, Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, University of Texas
  • BA, Political Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1985
  • President/Insurance Agent, Complete Insurance Services, Incorporated
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, 2007-2019
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 13, 2018
  • Member, American Federation of Musicians
  • Member, Blair Countians for Drug Free Communities Coalition
  • Commissioner, Blair County
  • Director, Blair County Conservation District
  • Voting Member, Blair County Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • Member, Cove Community Band
  • Member, First Church of the Brethren
  • Former Member, Game & Fisheries Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
  • Board Member, Habitat for Humanity of Blair County
  • Member, Local Emergency Planning Committee
  • Member, National Rifle Association
  • Board Member, Pennsylvania State Altoona Alumni Society
  • Board Member, Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission
  • Board Member, Southern Alleghenies Resource, Conversation, and Development Council
  • Chair, The Alleghenies Regional Tourism Council
  • Member, The Arc of Blair County
  • Chair, Blair County Republican Committee, 1996-2002
  • Member, Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania, 1982-1996

Other Info

Spouse's Occupation:

Health Reporter for WTAJ-TV

Policy Positions

Pennsylvania Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Marijuana

1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- Preserve human life from conception to natural death. Reform public education including the repeal of Common Core curriculum and providing the opportunity for students to have a choice about where they attend school. Maintain a growing economy through lower taxes and less regulation on job creators.

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