Ron Klink
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Ron Klink | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Kolter |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Hart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Paul Klink September 23, 1951 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Linda Hogan (m. 1977) |
Ronald Paul Klink[1] (born September 23, 1951) is an American television broadcaster and politician and who served four terms as a United States Representative from Pennsylvania from 1993 to 2001, as member of the Democratic Party.[2]
Early life and career
Klink was born in Canton, Ohio, and graduated from Meyersdale High School in Pennsylvania in 1969.[3] He married Linda Loree Hogan in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on August 27, 1977.[1][4]
Broadcasting career
Klink originally worked behind the scenes at
Congress
In
2000 Senate campaign
In
After Congress
He had been mentioned as a possible candidate for his own congressional seat against the person who succeeded him, Republican Melissa Hart. However, in December 2005, Klink announced he would not run.
According to then-Congressman
Electoral history
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ron Klink | 186,684 | 78% | Gordon R. Johnston | 48,484 | 20% | Drew Ley | None of Above | 2,754 | 1% | ||||
1994
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Ron Klink | 119,115 | 64% | Ed Peglow | 66,509 | 36% | * | |||||||
| 1996 | Ron Klink | 142,621 | 64% | Paul T. Adametz | 79,448 | 36% | * | |||||||
| 1998 | Ron Klink | 103,183 | 64% | Mike Turzai | 58,485 | 36% | * |
*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1994, write-ins received 6 votes. In 1996, write-ins received 98 votes. In 1998, write-ins received 17 votes.
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Ron Klink | 2,154,908 | 46% | Rick Santorum | 2,481,962 | 52% | John J. Featherman | Libertarian | 45,775 | 1% | Lester Searer | Constitution | 28,382 | 1% | Robert Domske | Reform | 24,089 | 1% |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Couple Wed In Greensburg". The Daily American. September 30, 1977.
- ^ "Ron Klink". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ a b MacPherson, Karen (March 26, 2000). "Ron Klink: The Congressman from Murrysville". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ "Candidate Profile from Congressional Quarterly: Ron Klink (D) of Murrysville". CNN. 1998.
- ^ ISBN 9780895260055.
- ^ a b "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
External links
Media related to Ron Klink at Wikimedia Commons
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Voting record maintained by the Washington Post
- Congressman Ron Klink's Webpage at the Wayback Machine (archived 2000-08-15)
