Bruce Beemer

Bruce Beemer


49th Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Incumbent
Assumed office August 31, 2016
Governor	Tom Wolf
Preceded by	Bruce Castor (Acting)
Succeeded by	Josh Shapiro (Elect)
Personal details
Born	1969/1970 (age 46–47)^[1] Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jodi
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Scranton (BA) University of Pittsburgh (JD)

Bruce Beemer (born 1969/70) is an American lawyer who is currently Pennsylvania's Attorney General.^[2]

Biography

Beemer received his bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton in 1992.^[3] He completed his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1995.^[3]

Career

Beemer served as a deputy district attorney of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, from 1996 until 2010.^[3]

He first entered the Attorney General's office in 2011 as Linda L. Kelly's chief of staff. Kathleen Kane retained Beemer as a staff chief when Kane was elected to the office of Attorney General. Beemer was subsequently promoted to First Deputy Attorney General. In July 2016, Governor Tom Wolf appointed Beemer to the office of Pennsylvania Attorney General^[4] to replace Kathleen Kane, who was convicted on felony charges and subsequently resigned. Beemer was unanimously confirmed by the State Senate and took office on August 31. Beemer's term will expire in January 2017.

References

↑ "22 82 shares Bruce Beemer, recently an Attorney General outcast, is picked to help the agency recover from Kathleen Kane turmoil". PennLive. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
↑ "Attorney General Bruce Beemer". Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
1 2 3 Esack, Steve (2016-08-30). "Meet Pennsylvania's new attorney general". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
↑ "First Deputy Attorney General Bruce Beemer to take Wolf Administration appointment". PennLive. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

Legal offices
Preceded by Bruce Castor Acting	Attorney General of Pennsylvania 2016–present	Succeeded by Josh Shapiro Elect

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United States Attorney General: Loretta Lynch (D)

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Political party affiliations: 27 Republican 27 Democratic 2 Independent

Pennsylvania Attorneys General

Colonial (1683–1776)	John White Samuel Hersent John White Lloyd John Moore Robert Assheton Paromlus Parmyter George Lowther Thomas Clarke Robert Quarry Henry Wilson Hamilton Joseph Growden Jr. John Kinsey Francis Chew Allen

Council-appointed (1776–91)	Morris J. D. Sergeant Bradford

Governor-appointed (1791–1980)	Bradford Ingersoll McKean Dickerson W. Franklin J. Reed Rush Ingersoll Ellmaker T. Sergeant Elder Smith Blythe Ellmaker Markley Douglas Lewis Dallas J. Todd W. B. Reed Johnson J. Kane Read Champneys Cooper Darragh T. Franklin Campbell Hughes T. Franklin Knox Purviance Meredith B. H. Brewster F. C. Brewster Dimmick Lear Palmer Cassidy Kirkpatrick Hensel McCormick Elkin Carson M. H. Todd Bell Brown Schaffer Alter Woodruff Baldrige Woods Schnader Margiotti Bard Reno Shockley Duff Chidsey Margiotti Woodside Truscott H. Cohen McBride Alpern Stahl Alessandroni Friedman Sennett Speaker Creamer Packel R. Kane Gornish Blewitt Biester Bartle

Elected (since 1980)	Zimmerman Preate W. Cohen (Acting) Corbett Fisher Pappert Corbett Ryan (Acting) Kelly K. Kane Castor (Acting) Beemer Shapiro (Elect)

Current statewide political officials of Pennsylvania

U.S. Senators	Bob Casey Pat Toomey

State government	Tom Wolf, Governor Mike Stack, Lieutenant Governor Bruce Beemer, Attorney General Tim Reese, Treasurer Eugene DePasquale, Auditor

Senate	Joe Scarnati, President pro tempore Jake Corman, Majority Leader Jay Costa, Minority Leader

House	Mike Turzai, Speaker David Reed, Majority Leader Frank Dermody, Minority Leader

Supreme Court (elected)	Thomas Saylor, Chief Justice Max Baer Debra Todd Christine Donohue Kevin Dougherty David Wecht Sallie Mundy

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