Biography

01/13/1935 - 02/13/2018

TRUMAN, Peter D., a Representative from Philadelphia County; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 13, 1935; B.B.A., Florida State Christian College; attended, New York State University; officer, Philadelphia Police Department (1959-1967); constable, 3rd Ward, Philadelphia (1968); assistant to the chief clerk, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1968-1971); president, 3rd Ward Committeeman Association (1970-1982); director, Pennsylvania Bureau of General Services (1971-1972); regional director, Pennsylvania Department of Commerce (1972-1973); administrative assistant, Sheriff's office, Philadelphia County (1973-1975); deputy chief clerk, Philadelphia Traffic Court (1979-1982); leader, 3rd Ward Democratic Committee (1982); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1983, 1985 and 1987 terms; appointed, Select Committee to Investigate the Commonwealth's Response to Medicaid Fraud (1986); resigned from the House, January 4, 1988; Clerk of Quarter Sessions, Philadelphia (1988-1992); founder, Dan-Silo Consultants; died, February 13, 2018 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.