William G. Stinson
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William G. Stinson is a former Democratic
member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
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He was elected to represent the 2nd senatorial district
in the Pennsylvania Senate in a 1993 special election. However, Federal District Judge Clarence C. Newcomer declared him the loser of that election after finding that Stinson had engaged in election fraud and ordered Stinson's Republican opponent, Bruce S. Marks, be seated in the Senate. The latter took office on April 28, 1994.
The fraud was conducted using absentee ballots, often in the names of deceased people. The decision was notable because it shifted control of the state Senate from the Democratic party to the Republican party
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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...
member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such...
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He was elected to represent the 2nd senatorial district
Pennsylvania Senate, District 2
Pennsylvania's 2nd Senatorial District includes parts of Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County* City of Philadelphia *Ward 07*Ward 18 [PART, Divisions 03, 08, 13, 15, 16 and 17]*Ward 19*Ward 23...
in the Pennsylvania Senate in a 1993 special election. However, Federal District Judge Clarence C. Newcomer declared him the loser of that election after finding that Stinson had engaged in election fraud and ordered Stinson's Republican opponent, Bruce S. Marks, be seated in the Senate. The latter took office on April 28, 1994.
The fraud was conducted using absentee ballots, often in the names of deceased people. The decision was notable because it shifted control of the state Senate from the Democratic party to the Republican party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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