Member Biography

John P. Blake 

Member
Sessions Office Position District Party
2011       22 Democrat
2012       22 Democrat
2013       22 Democrat
2014       22 Democrat
2015     Minority Appropriations Committee Vice Chair 22 Democrat
2016     Minority Appropriations Committee Vice Chair 22 Democrat
2017     Minority Caucus Administrator 22 Democrat
2018     Minority Caucus Administrator 22 Democrat
2019     Minority Caucus Administrator 22 Democrat
2020     Minority Caucus Administrator 22 Democrat
2021     Minority Caucus Administrator 22 Democrat

COUNTIES: Luzerne, Monroe, Lackawanna  


Biography

08/01/1960 -


John P. Blake (D22) Lackawanna, Luzerne (Part) and Monroe (Part) Counties, 2011-2021

Early Life:

John P. Blake, born August 1, 1960, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; son of John V. and Theresa M. Blake; Valley View High School, 1978; Villanova University (B.A.), sociology, 1983; Marywood University (M.S.W.), administrative track, 1987; Harvard JFK School of Government, Executive Education in Public Management, 1998; United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Builders Fellowship, 1998; University of Scranton Kania School of Management (M.B.A.), finance, 2001; vice-president, senior advisor, PNC Bank; director, Northeast Regional Office of the Governor; acting secretary, executive deputy secretary, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED); executive director, Lackawanna County Redevelopment Authority, ten years; executive director, Lackawanna County Tourism Promotion Agency; chair, founding member, Pennsylvania Military Community Enhancement Commission; adjunct faculty member, economics, University of Scranton Kania School of Management; board member, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS); elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 2011-resigned, February 15, 2021; district director, Senior Economic Development Specialist, United States Congressman Matt Cartwright, 2021-; married Louise, two children.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 22nd district, Lackawanna, Luzerne (Part) and Monroe (Part) Counties, 2011-2021, Minority Appropriations Committee Vice-Chairman, 2015-2016, Democratic Caucus Administrator, 2017-2021; committee assignments, Appropriations, Finance (Minority Chairman), Local Government, Transportation, Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness; resigned, February 15, 2021.

Cited:

The Pennsylvania Manual, (2019-2020). Mattos, S., (Editor). (Volume 124) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 3-8, 3-33, 3-38; Biographies of Members of the Senate, page 3-15.