Full Name:
Wayne D. Fontana
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Francine; 3 Children: Frank, Melissa, Matthew
Birth Date:
03/12/1950
Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, PA
Home City:
Pittsburgh, PA
Religion:
Catholic
Associates, Business, Community College of Allegheny County, 1971
Senator, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, District 42, 2005-present
Minority Caucus Chair, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Senate, present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, District 42, 2018, 2022
Minority Caucus Administrator, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, 2011-2015
County Council, Allegheny County Council, 12th District, 2000-2005
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member, Communications and Technology Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member, Game & Fisheries Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Chair, Intergovernmental Operations Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member, Law and Justice Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Sales Manager/Associate Broker, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, 2001-2005
Board Member, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh, present
Member, Joint State Government Task Force and Advisory Committee to Study the Current System for Providing Services to Indigent Criminal Defendants, present
Member, Joint State Government Task Force on Real Property Law, present
Vice-Chair, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), present
Member, Pittsburgh Economic Industrial Development Corporation, present
Member, Pittsburgh Land Bank, present
Member, Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County, present
Chair, Sports and Exhibition Authority Board, present
Member, Task Force on Lead Exposure and the Hazards of Lead Poisoning Advisory Committee, present
Former Vice Chair, Allegheny County Democratic Committee
Former Member, Boiler Makers Union Local 154
Member, Hilltop Lions Club
Member, Italian Sons and Daughters of America
Member, National Realtors Association
Member, Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, Government Affairs Committee
Member, Resurrection Catholic Church
Member, South Pittsburgh Community Development Corporation
Former Member, Teamsters Locals 249, 211
Committee Member, Allegheny County Democratic Committee, 19th Ward, 1994-2006
Volunteer, Children's Hospital Free Care Fund, 2001-2005