Steve MacNett
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Steve MacNett is an American
political figure. He has been a prominent legislative aide in the Pennsylvania Senate, where he is the Senate Republican General Counsel. His influence has led observers to call him the “51st Senator.” He was best-known as the top staffer in the Senate during the tenure of David J. Brightbill
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In a 2003 interview with MacNett, journalist Albert J. Neri
said that "[a]nyone who has spent any time walking the halls of the state Capitol has heard the name, Steve MacNett, spoken with mixtures of reverence, respect and fear." In 2004 the political newspaper The Insider
said that for "two decades he’s been the gatekeeper on all matters legislative and a walking encyclopedia on the legislature and state government."
The Pennsylvania Report
named MacNett to the 2003 "Pennsylvania Report Power 75" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics, calling him "Pennsylvania’s most influential legislative staffer for the past 20 years," noting that "[a]t no time is this titan more important than the “Lame Duck session
” as lobbyists and legislators of all stripes wait for his advice and insight." In 2009 the Pennsylvania Report named him to "The Pennsylvania Report 100" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics, noting that while his influence "has waned with the new leadership" in the Senate Republican Caucus, he is "[s]till a trusted friend and advisor to all members of the state Senate" and he "will continue to be a key advisor and force behind the scenes." He was named to the PoliticsPA
list of "Pennsylvania's Smartest Staffers and Operatives." He was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Sy Snyder's Power 50" list of influential individuals in Pennsylvania politics in 2002, and again in 2003.
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political figure. He has been a prominent legislative aide in the Pennsylvania Senate, where he is the Senate Republican General Counsel. His influence has led observers to call him the “51st Senator.” He was best-known as the top staffer in the Senate during the tenure of David J. Brightbill
David J. Brightbill
David J. "Chip" Brightbill is a former member and Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate. He is a member of the Republican PartyHe was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania to Jonathan and Verda Brightbill and attended Pennsylvania Military College for two years before graduating from...
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In a 2003 interview with MacNett, journalist Albert J. Neri
Albert J. Neri
Albert J. "Al" Neri was a Pennsylvania political news correspondent, pundit, and political analyst.At the beginning of his career, Neri worked as a journalist following state and local government and politics for a variety of publications, including Erie Times-News, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the...
said that "[a]nyone who has spent any time walking the halls of the state Capitol has heard the name, Steve MacNett, spoken with mixtures of reverence, respect and fear." In 2004 the political newspaper The Insider
The Insider (newspaper)
The Insider is a prominent subscription-based newsletter reporting on Pennsylvania politics.-Reach:It is the "state’s most widely read newsletter devoted to state politics and government." With an audience of both the "hard-core state political junkie and the casual political observer," The Insider...
said that for "two decades he’s been the gatekeeper on all matters legislative and a walking encyclopedia on the legislature and state government."
The Pennsylvania Report
Pennsylvania Report
The Pennsylvania Report is an independent bi-weekly subscription-based political newspaper published in Pennsylvania. It is "widely read by the state's political junkies." It was founded in 1985 by David Buffington, a former public relations worker for the Pennsylvania Government.It provides...
named MacNett to the 2003 "Pennsylvania Report Power 75" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics, calling him "Pennsylvania’s most influential legislative staffer for the past 20 years," noting that "[a]t no time is this titan more important than the “Lame Duck session
Lame duck session (United States)
A "lame duck" session of Congress in the United States occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the successor's term begins. The expression is now used not only for a special session called after a sine die adjournment, but also for any portion of a regular...
” as lobbyists and legislators of all stripes wait for his advice and insight." In 2009 the Pennsylvania Report named him to "The Pennsylvania Report 100" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics, noting that while his influence "has waned with the new leadership" in the Senate Republican Caucus, he is "[s]till a trusted friend and advisor to all members of the state Senate" and he "will continue to be a key advisor and force behind the scenes." He was named to the PoliticsPA
PoliticsPA
- Content :The website focuses on news aggregation, linking to major political news making headlines across the state. The editors write occasional features, like the weekly "Up & Down" scorecard and one-off lists like "Harrisburg's Smartest Staffer" and "Best Dressed Lobbyist" lists...
list of "Pennsylvania's Smartest Staffers and Operatives." He was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Sy Snyder's Power 50" list of influential individuals in Pennsylvania politics in 2002, and again in 2003.