Bruce Marks
Encyclopedia
Bruce S. Marks is a former Republican
member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
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He appeared to lose a 1993 election for the 2nd senatorial district
for the Pennsylvania Senate, but a federal judge
declared him the winner of that election after finding that the campaign of William G. Stinson
had engaged in election fraud. Marks was seated in the Senate on April 28, 1994
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such...
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He appeared to lose a 1993 election for the 2nd senatorial district
Pennsylvania Senate, District 2
Pennsylvania's 2nd Senatorial District includes parts of Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County* City of Philadelphia *Ward 07*Ward 18 [PART, Divisions 03, 08, 13, 15, 16 and 17]*Ward 19*Ward 23...
for the Pennsylvania Senate, but a federal judge
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
declared him the winner of that election after finding that the campaign of William G. Stinson
William G. Stinson
William G. Stinson is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.He was elected to represent the 2nd senatorial district in the Pennsylvania Senate in a 1993 special election. However, Federal District Judge Clarence C...
had engaged in election fraud. Marks was seated in the Senate on April 28, 1994