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Summary

Senator David 'Dave' G. Argall

Full Name: David 'Dave' G. Argall
Office: State Senate (PA) - District 29, Republican
First Elected: 03/03/2009
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Beth; 2 Children: A.J., Elise
Birth Date: 11/21/1958
Birth Place: West Chester, PA
Home City: Rush Township, PA
Religion: United Methodist

Recent Key Votes

SB 644 - Amends the Definition of "Wild Animal"
Legislation (Yea)

March 19, 2013

SB 850 - Repeals Mandatory Life Sentences for Certain Juvenile Offenders
Legislation (Yea)

Oct. 17, 2012 - Requires an individual, who is at least 15 years of age but under the age of 18, and has been convicted of a murder ...

HB 2626 - Authorizes Employers to Keep Income Taxes Paid by their Employees
Legislation (Yea)

Oct. 17, 2012 - Authorizes a qualified company to retain 95 percent of a new employees income tax once the company enters into an agreement with the Department ...

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Recent Public Statements

Lebanon Daily News - 17th DISTRICT: Argall Says 'I Can Bring a New Direction to Congress'

Oct. 25, 2010 - By John Latimer A year and a half ago, Republican Dave Argall had no intention of running for the U.S. House of Representatives seat held ...

Holden: The Stimulus Worked, Town Halls Not Necessary

Oct. 14, 2010 - Dave Argall, Republican nominee for Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District, released the following statement regarding his opponent's comments on the federal "stimulus." "Right now, Washington is ...

Republican Herald - Argall Blasts Holden for Voting to Adjourn without Extending Tax Cuts; Holden Says Argall Should Address 'Dysfunctional' Harrisburg

Oct. 1, 2010 - By Ben Wolfgang U.S. Rep. Tim Holden on Thursday defended his vote earlier in the week to adjourn Congress without passing extensions to tax cuts ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011-2012 Pennsylvania National Federation of Independent Business Positions 90%
2012 American Conservative Union (Pennsylvania State Legislature) Positions 100%
2012 National Rifle Association Candidate Positions on Gun Rights 92%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Candidate Committees ($335,643.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Dave Argall refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View David 'Dave' G. Argall's Pennsylvania State Legislative Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Capitol Email
dargall@pasen.gov

District Webmail
http://senatorargall.com/contact.htm

Capitol Website
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/senate_bio.cfm?id=69

District Website
http://senatorargall.com

General Website
http://www.vimeo.com/senatorargall

General Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/SenatorArgall

General Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/SenatorArgall

Capitol
16 East Wing
Senate Box 203029
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3029
Phone: 717-787-2637

District
One West Centre Street
Mahanoy City, PA 17948
Phone: 570-773-0891

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