Full Name:
John D. Ritter
Gender:
Male
Family:
Married; 1 Child
Birth Date:
07/14/1954
Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, PA
Home City:
Monroeville, PA
Religion:
Christian
MS, Computer Science Applications, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1985-1989
BA, Computer Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1982-1985
BS, Health Education, Slippery Rock University, 1972-1976
Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, District 25, 2014, 2020, 2024
No caucus information on file.
Expert Appointment, Center for Disease Control/ National Center for Health Statistics, 2008-2014
Manager, Healthcare Standards, College of American Pathologists, 2009-2011
Healthcare Standads Architect, Intel Corporation, 2006-2008
Member, School Board, Gateway School District, 2015-present
Member, US Technical Advisory Group, ISO TC215 Healthcare Informatics, 2007-present
Volunteer, Health Level Seven, International, 2003-present
Member, ONC (FACA) HIT Standards Committee-Consumer Technology Workgroup, 2013-2014
Board of Directors, Western Pennsylvania Health Information Management Systems Society, 2013-2014
One-meter springboard diving coach, Gateway and Plum Senior High Schools, 2003-2009
Priority Issues:
Building & Sustaining Communities through fair & equitable taxes, health care, renewable energy, quality public schools, restoring local control, & preserving open space.
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
My reason for seeking office is to honor those who came before us, serve the citizens of our region, and lay a solid, viable foundation for the next generation(s).