Timothy F. "Tim" Hennessey (born November 4, 1947) is a Republican

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 House of Representatives

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....

 for the 26th District

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 26

The 26th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is made up of parts of Chester County and includes the following areas:* Coatesville* East Coventry Township* East Nantmeal Township* East Vincent Township* Elverson* Honey Brook...

 and was elected in 1992.

Career

Prior to being elected, Hennessey was an attorney in private practice, also serving as a township solicitor and a trial attorney in the Chester County

Chester County, Pennsylvania

-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...

 Public Defender's Office.

He was elected to the House in 1992 and has been re-elected seven times.

Currently, Hennessey serves as the Republican Chairman of the Aging and Older Adult Services Committee. He also serves on the House Local Government Committee.

Personal

Representative Hennessey is a 1965 graduate of St. Pius X High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Joseph’s University in 1969, and his Juris Doctor degree in 1972 from Villanova University School of Law

Villanova University School of Law

Villanova University School of Law is the law school of Villanova University, the oldest and largest Catholic University in Pennsylvania. Villanova was founded 150 years ago by the Augustinians, a prominent Roman Catholic teaching order...

. He and his wife live in North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania

North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania

North Coventry Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,866 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

. They have three children.

External links

• State Representative Tim Hennessey official PA House website