Member

Sessions

Sessions Office Position District Party
1977 Representative 104 Republican
1978 Representative 104 Republican
1979 Representative 104 Republican
1980 Representative 104 Republican
1981 Representative 104 Republican
1982 Representative 104 Republican
1983 Representative 104 Republican
1984 Representative 104 Republican
1985 Representative 104 Republican
1986 Representative 104 Republican
1987 Representative 104 Republican
1988 Representative 104 Republican
1989 Representative 104 Republican
1990 Representative 104 Republican
1991 Representative 104 Republican
1992 Representative 104 Republican
1993 Representative 104 Republican
1994 Representative 104 Republican
1995 Representative 104 Republican
Counties Dauphin

Biography

05/16/1948 -


PICCOLA, Jeffrey E., a Representative from Dauphin County; born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., May 16, 1948; graduated, Susquehanna Township High School, 1966; B.A., Gettysburg College, 1970; J.D., George Washington University Law School, 1973; served, United States Air Force ROTC (1968-1970); first lieutenant, United States Air Force (1970-1974); attorney; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1977 term and served 9 consecutive terms thereafter; appointed, Select Committee on Three Mile Island (1979); appointed, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (1981-1988); appointed, Joint State Government Commission (1985-1988; 2001-2006); appointed, chair, Select Committee to Investigate Compliance with the Steel Products Procurement Act (1986); appointed, Select Committee on the Operational Aspects of the Emaus Orphan House (1986); appointed, House Select Committee on Violence (1994); resigned from the House, November 21, 1995; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate (1995-2012); elected, Senate Majority Caucus Administrator (1999-2000); elected, Senate Majority Whip (2001-2006); appointed, Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (1997-2000); appointed, Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing (1997-2002); appointed, co-chair, Joint Select Committee to Examine Election Issues (2001); appointed, board, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) (2009-2012); appointed, board, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (2009-2012);  appointed, vice-president, Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority (2009-2012); appointed, vice-president, State Public School Building Authority (2009-2012); elected, delegate, Republican National Convention (2012).



Archival Collections


Papers of Jeffrey E. Piccola, 1977-2012, The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives, Harrisburg.


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