James "Jim" Cawley is the 32nd and current Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

The Lieutenant Governor is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Lieutenant Governor is elected every four years along with the Governor. Jim Cawley of Bucks County is the incumbent Lieutenant Governor...

 of Pennsylvania.

Political career

He was appointed to the Bucks County Board of Commissioners following the resignation of Mike Fitzpatrick

Mike Fitzpatrick

Michael G. "Mike" Fitzpatrick is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He was reelected to Congress in 2010, and previously represented the district from 2005 to 2007, but lost to Patrick Murphy in 2006....

 (who had been elected to Congress) and was elected to a full term in 2007, when he became chairman of the board. Cawley is also a former Pennsylvania state chair and national co-chair of the College Republicans

College Republicans

The College Republican National Committee is a national organization for college and university students who support the Republican Party of the United States...

.

Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

He ran successfully in the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor and won the general election on a ticket with Tom Corbett

Tom Corbett

Thomas W. Corbett is the 46th and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. He is a former Attorney General of Pennsylvania and was elected to that office in 2004 and reelected in 2008...

. He took office on January 18, 2011.

See also

• Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010
  Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010
  The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. The winning candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor will serve a four-year term from 2011 to 2015. Candidates for Lieutenant Governor were nominated in a separate primary contest; however, the Lieutenant Governor,...
  
  
• Pennsylvania lieutenant governor election, 2010
  Pennsylvania lieutenant governor election, 2010
  The Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. The winning candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor will serve a four-year term from 2011 to 2015. In Pennsylvania, the Lieutenant Governor is elected on the same ticket as the Governor, so the only...
  
  

External links

• Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley official state website
• Jim Cawley for Lieutenant Governor official campaign website