Thomas C. Creighton

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Tom Creighton
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 37th district
In office
January 2, 2001[1] – 2013
Preceded byKatie True
Succeeded byMindy Fee
Personal details
Born(1945-02-19)February 19, 1945
Rapho Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Alma materJuniata College
Indiana University
Websitewww.repcreighton.com

Thomas C. Creighton (February 19, 1945 – July 24, 2022) was a Republican Party member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 37th District, serving from 2001 through 2013.

Career

Creighton held a number of positions prior to his political career, including a plant engineer/manager for

National Bureau of Standards and a research scientist for Armstrong World Industries. Creighton has also been an instructor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a science teacher in the Altoona Area School District. His prior elected offices include Judge of Elections and Township Supervisor in Rapho Township, Pennsylvania
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Creighton was elected in 2000 to replace Katie True, who retired from the House in order to run for Pennsylvania Auditor General. He was re-elected three times.

Creighton sat on the House Commerce, Judiciary, and State Government committees.

Personal

Creighton was a resident of Rapho Township, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. He earned a B.S. degree in physics from Juniata College and a master's degree in physics and mathematics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He died on July 24, 2022, at the age of 77.[2]

References

  1. ^ "SESSION OF 2001 - 185TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2001-01-02.
  2. ^ "Thomas Creighton". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

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