Member Biography

John N. Scales 

Seal
Sessions Office Position District Party
1973       39 Democrat
1974       39 Democrat

COUNTIES: Westmoreland  


Biography

1933 -


John N. Scales (D39) Westmoreland (Part) County 1973-1974

Early Life:

John N. Scales, born 1933/1934; alma mater, Yale University (A.B.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.); assistant district attorney, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 1966-1969; district attorney, Westmoreland County, 1969-1972; delegate, Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 1967; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 39th district, Westmoreland (Part) County, January 4, 1973 - resigned February 4, 1974; chairman, Democrat State Party. Stile alive, June 12, 2023.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Assistant district attorney, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 1966-1969; district attorney, Westmoreland County, 1969-1972.

Delegate, Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 1967.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 39th district, Westmoreland (Part) County, January 4, 1973 - resigned February 4, 1974.

Chairman, Democrat State Party.

Legacy:

College roommate of Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh, also United States Attorney General.

Cited:

Fame | John N. Scales net worth and salary income estimation Jun, 2023 | People Ai

Latrobe Bulletin (Latrobe, Pennsylvania) Monday, February 04, 1974, page 1.

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members S"Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

So far this is the only known accurate information.