Stephen McCann was a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 politician from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

. Born in Waynesburg

Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

Waynesburg is a borough in and the county seat of Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States, southwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 4,184 at the 2000 census....

, he lived for most of his life in Carmichaels

Carmichaels, Pennsylvania

Carmichaels is a borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 556 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carmichaels is located at ....

, a southwestern Pennsylvania coal mining town.http://books.google.com/books?id=6SpJJmkNDFEC&pg=PA294&lpg=PA294&dq=%22stephen+mccann%22+majority+leader&source=bl&ots=JlKhp9rQFe&sig=k_nmP_45CfT5WqNfqLxn9RIMbyI&hl=en&ei=-jLGTKGHA8P_lgeb-cWxAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CCcQ6AEwBg# From 1952 to 1963, he represented Greene County

Greene County, Pennsylvania

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 40,672 people, 15,060 households, and 10,587 families residing in the county. The population density was 71 people per square mile . There were 16,678 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...

 in the state House of Representatives. In 1959, he was chosen as Majority Leader.

McCann stepped down from his post to run for Lieutenant Governor in 1962; he was the running-mate of Richardson Dilworth

Richardson Dilworth

Richardson K. Dilworth was an American Democratic Party politician, born in the Pittsburgh area, who served as the 91st Mayor of Philadelphia from 1956 to 1962.-Education and early career:...

, who lost the gubernatorial campaign for the second time in his career. After leaving elected office, he became closely aligned with the coal industry and long served as a lobbyist for mining corporations.http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/keyword/coal-operators