Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1974 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1975 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1976 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1977 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1978 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1979 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1980 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1981 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1982 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1983 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1984 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1985 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1986 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1987 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1988 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1989 | 47 | Democrat | ||
1990 | 47 | Democrat |
COUNTIES: Beaver, Washington, Lawrence
James E. Ross, Sr. (D47) Beaver and Washington (Part) Counties 1973-1982 (D47) Beaver and Lawrence (Part) Counties 1983-1990
Early Life:
James E. Ross, Sr., born January 23, 1921, Koppel, Beaver County, Pennsylvania; son of Philip and Helen Syka Ross; veteran, Coast Guard, combat, Pacific Theater, WWII; married, Dorothy Joan Moravec Ross, children, Kevin Ross, James Jr., Judith Deelo, Janice Stas, Deborah Cisneros, Rebecca Fischer, Helen Estep, Bernadette Zmitrovich, Dorothy Ross, Barbara Bovalino; chairman, Beaver County Board of Commissioner, 1960-1972; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1972-1990; died, May 22, 1993 (aged 72), congestive heart failure, Medical Center of Beaver County; Brighton Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania; interment, Beaver Cemetery and Mausoleum, Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Chairman, Beaver County Board of Commissioner, 1960-1972.
Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 47th district, Beaver and Washington (Part) Counties, 1973-1982, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 47th district, Beaver and Lawrence (Part) Counties, 1983-1990; appointed, first chairman newly created Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee, 1975; Chairman, Committee of Investigation Three Mile Nuclear Accident, 1979; sponsored turnpike expansion law, included Beaver Valley Expressway, which was named in his honor, 1984; resigned, February 28, 1990, Gerald LaValle, seated, June 4, 1990.
Legacy:
COAST GUARD COMBAT VETERAN WWII
STATE SENATOR 1972-1990
Governor Robert P. Casey delivered, eulogy.
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) · Sunday, May 23, 1993, · Page 42.
James E. Ross (1921-1993) - Find a Grave Memorial