Thomas W. Druce

Thomas William Druce
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 144th district
In office
January 5, 1993[1] – September 25, 2000[2]
Preceded by Jean Wilson
Succeeded by Katharine M. Watson
Constituency Part of Bucks County
Personal details
Born (1961-06-18) June 18, 1961
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Amy Schreiber (divorced)
Children 3 boys
Alma mater Westminster College
Occupation Legislator

Thomas William Druce (born June 18, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 144th legislative district in Bucks County.[3]

He graduated from William Tennent High School in 1979 and from Westminster College (Pennsylvania) in 1983. He was sworn into the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1993 and was elected to four terms.

He is now the principal at the Phoenix Strategy Group, a research and public policy firm. He previously served as Executive Assistant to U.S. Senator John Heinz (R-PA) in Washington, D.C. and he was the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Republican Party. [4]

After attempting to cover his tracks by getting rid of his Jeep SUV, filing a false accident claim with his insurance company and lying to police, Druce eventually pled guilty to leaving the scene of an accident that killed 42-year-old Harrisburg pedestrian Kenneth Cains in July 1999, as well as insurance fraud and tampering with evidence. He had admitted to a night of drinking before the hit-and-run but was able to avoid additional drunk driving charges because too much time had passed to test his blood-alcohol level. He was sentenced to two years at SCI Laurel Highlands.[5] This crime was the subject of an episode of Forensic Files titled "Capitol Crimes".

References

  1. ↑ "Session of 1993 - 177th of the General Assembly - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1993-01-03.
  2. ↑ "Session of 2000 - 184th of the General Assembly - No.42" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2000-09-25.
  3. ↑ "Thomas W. Druce (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2000-01-15.
  4. ↑ Tom Druce - LinkedIn profile
  5. ↑ "Ex-Rep. Druce heads back to prison". Pocono Record. AP. 7 May 2004. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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