- Arlen Specter
Arlen J. Specter (born February 12 1930) is a United States Senator from Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Republican Party. - John Edwards
John Edwards (1786 - June 26, 1843) was an Anti-Masonic and Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John Edwards (granduncle of John Edwards Leonard) was born in Ivy Mills, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1807 and commenced practice in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was deputy attorney general for Delaware County, Pennsylvania, in 1811. - William Penn
William Penn (October 14, 1644 - July 30, 1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Well ahead of his time, Penn wrote and urged for a Union of all the English colonies in what was to become the United States of America. The democratic principles that he set forth in the Pennsylvania Frame of Government served as an inspiration for the United States Constitution. - John Murtha
John Patrick “Jack” Murtha, Jr. is an American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A Democrat, Murtha has served in the United States House of Representatives since 1974, representing Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district. The district's largest city is Johnstown and includes Pittsburgh's eastern and southern suburbs as well as a large rural area encompassing the southwest corner of the state. - Curt Weldon
Curtis "Curt" Weldon (born July 22, 1947) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2007, representing the seventh district of Pennsylvania. He was defeated in November 2006 for reelection by Joe Sestak. Weldon was vice-chair of the Armed Services Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee. He was also the co-chair of the Duma-Congress Study Group, … - John Brown
John Brown (1772-1845) was an American mill owner and statesman from Lewistown, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress from 1821 to 1825. He moved to North Carolina in 1827, and died in Buncombe County on October 12, 1845. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina. - Robert Morris
Robert Morris, Jr. was an American merchant and a signer to the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. Morris was known as the "Financier of the Revolution", because of his role in securing financial assistance for the American side in the Revolutionary War. Ironically, he was sent to debtor's prison in later life. - Tom Ridge
Secretary Ridge explained that the Privacy Officer for the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for ensuring that the department's policies protect privacy rights of American citizens afforded by our Constitution and laws. The Privacy Officer is also tasked with ensuring that the use of technologies within the Department sustain, and do not erode, privacy protections. - James Buchanan
James Buchanan (April 23, 1791 - June 1, 1868) was the fifteenth President of the United States (1857-1861). He was the only President from Pennsylvania and the only President to never marry. As president he was a "doughface" who battled Stephen A. Douglas for control of the Democratic Party. Scholars consistently rank him as one of the two or three worst American presidents; although he claimed secession was illegal, he claimed going to war to stop it was also illegal. - Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (October 22, 1734 - September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now the U.S. state of Kentucky, which was then beyond the western borders of the Thirteen Colonies. Despite resistance from American Indians, for whom Kentucky was a traditional hunting ground, … - Bob Casey Jr.
Robert Patrick Casey, Jr., (born April 131960) is an American politician and was elected in 2006 as a Democratic United States Senator from the state of Pennsylvania. - Patrick Murphy
Patrick Joseph Murphy (born October 19, 1973) is the Congressman from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district, an American lawyer, a U.S. Army soldier, and a professor. Patrick Murphy is the first veteran of the Iraq War to serve in Congress, and was awarded the Bronze Star. Murphy was the Democratic candidate in the 2006 election for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district, narrowly defeating Republican incumbent Mike Fitzpatrick, a freshman Republican. - Phil English
Phillip Sheridan "Phil" English (born June 20, 1956) is a Congressman from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, since 1995 representing the state's 3rd Congressional district (map) in the U.S. House. English was born in Erie, Pennsylvania and he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. While in college, he served as Chairman of the Pennsylvania College Republicans. U.S. Senator Rick Santorum has said before that while he was attending Penn State University, … - Mark Levin
Mark Reed Levin (b. September 21, 1957) is a conservative radio talk show host on WABC in New York City, syndicated on both terrestrial radio and satellite radio. - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, born David Dwight Eisenhower was an American General and politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953–1961). During the Second World War, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944-45. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO. - Joe Sestak
Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak, Jr. (born December 12 1951) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral and is the Congressman for the U.S. House of Representatives in (map). He is the highest-ranking military official to serve in Congress. - James Wilson
James Wilson (April 28, 1779 - July 19, 1868) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. James Wilson was born in Millerstown, Pennsylvania (now Fairfield). He attended the common schools and learned the trade of cabinetmaker. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and also interested in the real estate business. He was a justice of the peace from 1811 to 1822. Wilson was elected to the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Congresses. - Pat Toomey
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey (born November 17, 1961 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a United States politician. He was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, representing Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 1999 to January 2005. Toomey was raised by working-class Catholic parents. Through scholarships, he was able to attend LaSalle Academy and Harvard University. After graduating, he worked for several investment firms, … - William Smith
William Smith (September 20, 1751 - June 22, 1837) was a congressman, state senator and judge from South Carolina. Smith was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the oldest son of Ralph Smith and Mercy Penquite Smith. He moved to Spartan District, South Carolina with his family in 1765 where he became a planter. He fought in the Revolutionary War and served as a county judge from 1785 to 1797. - William James
William James (born William James Peterson, Jr. June 15, 1979 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected with the 16th pick of the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft out of Western Illinois University by the New York Giants. Peterson attended the University of Michigan for two years, one of them with the school's 1997 national championship team, … - Terri Schiavo
Theresa Marie "Terri" Schiavo (December 3, 1963 - March 31, 2005), from St. Petersburg, Florida, United States was a woman who suffered brain damage and became dependent on a feeding tube. She collapsed in her home on February 25, 1990, and experienced respiratory and cardiac arrest, leading to 15 years of institutionalization and a diagnosis of persistent vegetative state (PVS). In 1998, Michael Schiavo, her husband and guardian, … - Harris Wofford
Harris Llewellyn Wofford (born April 9, 1926) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania from 1991 to 1995. He was also the fifth president of Bryn Mawr College. Harris Wofford was born in New York City in 1926. While attending high school, he was inspired by Clarence Streit's plea for a world government to found the Student Federalists (see). - John Dickinson
John Dickinson (November 2 1732 - February 14 1808) was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a milita officer during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania and Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaware, and President of Pennsylvania. Among the wealthiest men in the British American colonies, … - Chaka Fattah
Chaka Fattah, born Arthur Davenport (21 November 1956 in Philadelphia), has served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1994, representing the 2nd Congressional district of Pennsylvania (map), which includes North Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, a very small portion of Northeast Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County. - Sharon Stone
Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning American actress, producer, and former fashion model. She came to international attention for her performance in the 1992 Hollywood blockbuster film "Basic Instinct". - Jason Altmire
Jason Altmire (born March 7, 1968), is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Pennsylvania's Fourth Congressional district. He defeated incumbent Republican Melissa Hart in the 2006 midterm elections, and took office in January 2007. Altmire is part of the Iraq War opposition in the House and speaks on the subject often and, like many new Democrats, he played a large role in discussions on the war. - Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross (January 1, 1752 - January 30, 1836) was an American woman who is said to have sewn the first American flag. - Simon Cameron
Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799 - June 26, 1889) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. After making his fortune in railways and banking, he turned to a life of politics. He became a state senator in 1845 for the state of Pennsylvania, succeeding James Buchanan. Originally a Democrat, he failed to secure a nomination for senator from the Know-Nothing party, … - Jim Thorpe
Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe (May 28 1888–March 28 1953) was an American athlete. Considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, played American football collegiately and professionally, and also played professional baseball and basketball. - Jim Gerlach
James "Jim" Gerlach (born February 25 1955) is a politician from the state of Pennsylvania, currently representing the state's 6th Congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Gerlach was re-elected in November, 2006; one of the few Republican representatives targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee who retained his seat in Congress. - John Martin
John Alexander Martin was the tenth Governor of Kansas. Martin was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, a son of James and Jane Montgomery (Crawford) Martin. His father was a native of Maryland, and his mother a native of Pennsylvania. He was of Scots-Irish extraction, and the family was related to General Richard Montgomery. His maternal grandfather, Thomas Brown, was the founder of Brownsville, Pennsylvania. Martin was educated in the public schools and, … - John Harris
Colonel John Harris (May 20, 1790 - May 12, 1864) was the sixth Commandant of the Marine Corps. Harris was born in East Whiteland, Pennsylvania. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps on 23 April 1814. Two months later he was promoted to first lieutenant and, during the summer of that year, served with the forces that opposed the advance of the British on the city of Washington during the concluding days of the War of 1812. - William
William Wilson (b. ca. 1762 - d. Oct 1821), became a figure in the folklore of southeastern and south-central Pennsylvania in the late Eighteenth and early Nineteenth Centuries. He is often referred to as The Pennsylvania Hermit. His sister Elizabeth had been condemned for the murder of her children, although many believed her to be innocent of those charges. A pardon for Elizabeth was granted by the state and entrusted to William, … - Neal Boortz
Neal Boortz (born April 6, 1945), is a U.S. talk radio host. His radio show is based in Atlanta, Georgia and is nationally syndicated by Cox Radio and the Jones Radio Networks. Boortz is also a lawyer and best-selling author. He considers himself to be a libertarian, and supports eliminating the war on drugs, lowering taxes, and shrinking the size of government, while disagreeing with the Libertarian Party platform by firmly supporting incremental tax reform, … - Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens, was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He, Charles Sumner, and John C. Frémont were the powerful leaders of the Radical Republicans during the American Civil War and Reconstruction. His biographer characterizes him as, "The Great Commoner, savior of free public education in Pennsylvania, … - Tim Murphy
Timothy "Tim" Murphy (born September 11 1952, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American politician who currently serves in the House of Representatives for the 18th Congressional District of the state of Pennsylvania (map). The district includes several wealthy suburbs south of Pittsburgh. It includes parts of Allegheny, Washington, and Westmoreland counties. A Republican, Murphy was first elected to the U.S. Congress in 2002. - Melissa Hart
Melissa A. Hart (born April 4, 1962) is an American politician who is a former member of the United States House of Representatives for the Fourth Congressional District of the state of Pennsylvania. A Republican, Hart became the first Republican woman in history to represent Pennsylvania at the federal level. Prior to her Congressional tenure, Hart served in the Pennsylvania State Senate where she chaired the finance committee. - Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is a Platinum-selling, American country music singer-songwriter. In 2006, she had her first hit at the young age of 16, called "Tim McGraw", about a summer love. Since then, she has risen to fame as a successful teenage star and is also an Internet sensation. She won CMT's "Breakthrough Video of the Year" award in 2007 for her hit "Tim McGraw", and was also nominated by the Academy of Country Music for "Top New Female Vocalist". - Tim Holden
Thomas Timothy Holden (born March 5 1957) is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993. A Democrat, he has represented the 17th District of Pennsylvania (map), having previously represented the 6th District from 1993 until 2003. He is a member of the Agriculture Committee, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Resources Committee. Holden is one of the most conservative Democrats in the House. - Albert Gallatin
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 - August 12, 1849) was a Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, politician, diplomat, Congressman, and the longest-serving United States Secretary of the Treasury. He was also a founder of New York University. Born in Switzerland, Gallatin immigrated to America in the 1780s, ultimately settling in Pennsylvania. He was politically active against the Federalist Party program, and was elected to the United States Senate in 1793, …
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