Tim Solobay
| Tim Solobay | |
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| Pennsylvania Fire Commissioner | |
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Assumed office January 20, 2015 | |
| Governor | Tom Wolf |
| Preceded by | Ed Mann |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 46th district | |
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In office January 4, 2011 – January 6, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Barry Stout |
| Succeeded by | Camera Bartolotta |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 48th district | |
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In office January 5, 1999 – November 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Colaizzo |
| Succeeded by | Brandon Neuman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 20, 1956 Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Canonsburg |
| Alma mater |
California University of Pennsylvania California Coast University |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
Timothy J. Solobay (born March 20, 1956) is a Pennsylvania politician who serves as the Fire Commissioner of Pennsylvania. A Democrat, he previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.
Biography
He graduated from the Washington Hospital School of Radiologic Technology (Washington, Pennsylvania) in 1976. He received a B.S. in Radiologic Technology from California University of Pennsylvania in 1984 and a B.S. in Business Management from an online program through the California Coast University in 1990. (California Coast University was not nationally accredited at the time he was taking online classes there; however, it was accredited by the State of California, and gained national distance learning accreditation in 2005.)[1][2]
Solobay is the chief of the Canonsburg Volunteer Fire Department, and he was formerly a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives before his election to the Pennsylvania Senate. He was defeated for re-election to the state senate in 2014 by Republican Camera Bartolotta. He was then named the new State Fire Commissioner by Governor Tom Wolf.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.detc.org/school_details.php?id=178
- ↑ "Timothy J. Solobay". Pennsylvania State Legislature. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.timesonline.com/election/2014general/bartolotta-defeats-incumbent-solobay-for-state-senate-seat/article_2dd9e2e6-6453-11e4-9e89-0017a43b2370.html?INSITEREFER