John Rafferty Jr.

John Rafferty Jr.
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 44th district
Assumed office
January 7, 2003
Preceded by Jim Gerlach
Personal details
Born (1953-02-07) February 7, 1953[1]
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party Republican
Residence Lower Providence Township, Pennsylvania
Alma mater University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Beaver College, Temple University School of Law,
Profession Attorney
Website Official website

John Rafferty Jr. (born February 7, 1953) is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 44th District since 2003.

Career

Rafferty Jr. represents Pennsylvania's 44th senatorial district which includes parts of Berks, Chester and Montgomery Counties. He was re-elected for a fourth term in the Senate in November 2014.

Rafferty serves as the Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. He also serves as the Vice Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and is a member of the Appropriations, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure and Law and Justice Committees. Rafferty previously served on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and in 2013 was appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to serve on the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing.

Prior to running for the Pennsylvania Senate, Rafferty served as an attorney in private practice focusing on education, real estate, zoning, business and estate law. As Deputy Attorney General for the Commonwealth from 1988 to 1991, he was assigned to the Criminal Law Division where his primary duty was investigating and prosecuting Medicaid fraud.

Rafferty was a member of the Methacton School Board from 1980 to 1984. He also represented Methacton in the operation of the Vo-Tech School as a member of the North Montco Vo-Tech Joint School Authority from 1981 to 1984. After serving on the Methacton School Board he was elected to serve as a member of the Lower Providence Township Board of Supervisors.

Education

Rafferty earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, his master's degree from Beaver College, and his law degree from Temple University.

References

  1. ↑ The Martindale-Hubbell law directory - Google Books. Retrieved 2011-08-12 – via Google Books.
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by
Jim Gerlach		 Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 44th district
2003–present		 Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by
David Freed		 Republican nominee for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
2016		 Current holder
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