Carrie DelRosso
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Carrie DelRosso
| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district = 33rd
| term_start = January 5, 2021
| term_end = November 30, 2022
| predecessor = Frank Dermody
| successor = Mandy Steele
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date | 46 | 2022 | May | 17 }}
| birth_place = Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse =
| children = 3
| party = Republican
| education = University of Pittsburgh
| website = {{URL|carrielewisdelrosso.com}}
}}
Carrie A. Lewis DelRosso is an American politician and businesswoman who served one term as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 33rd district from 2021 to 2022. She was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2022 election, running on the party's general election ticket with Doug Mastriano.
Early life and education
DelRosso was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.{{Cite web |title=Representative Carrie Lewis DelRosso |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?id=1898 |access-date=May 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518001523/https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?id=1898 |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |website=Pennsylvania General Assembly. |language=English}} She graduated from West Scranton High School and studied at the University of Pittsburgh.{{cite web |title=CARRIE A. LEWIS DELROSSO - PA House of Representatives |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=9399&body=H |website=Pennsylvania General Assembly |access-date=27 May 2022}}
Career before politics
From 1996 to 2006, DelRosso worked as an insurance specialist for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and currently runs a public relations company.{{Cite web |title=Carrie DelRosso's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/190001/carrie-delrosso |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=Vote Smart}}{{cite news |last1=Divittorio |first1=Michael |title=Oakmont Councilwoman Carrie DelRosso claims victory in race to unseat Frank Dermody |url=https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/oakmont-councilwoman-carrie-delrosso-claims-victory-in-race-to-unseat-frank-dermody/ |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=TribLIVE |date=November 11, 2020}} She was hired by the Riverview School District as a public relations consultant in 2016, and left that position at the end of 2019, citing her other PR roles for the Penn Hills, Verona, and Plum school districts.Michael DiVittorio, [https://triblive.com/local/plum/riverview-school-district-pr-consultant-resigns/ Riverview School District's PR consultant resigns], Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (November 6, 2019).
Political career
In 2017, DelRosso was elected to serve on the Oakmont Borough Council and was sworn in on January 2, 2018.{{cite web |title=Microsoft Word - minutes obc reorg 1.2.18.docx |url=https://oakmontborough.com/wp-content/uploads/minutes-obc-reorg-1.2.18.pdf |website=The Borough of Oakmont, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |access-date=20 June 2022 |page=1 |date=January 2, 2018}} In November 2020, she won the election to represent Pennsylvania's 33rd House district, beating then-Pennsylvania House Minority Leader Frank Dermody 51% to 49%. Following the election she resigned from the Oakmont Borough Council; her resignation was made effective on December 31, 2020.{{cite news |last1=Divittorio |first1=Michael |title=Oakmont councilwoman resigns borough post to join state House |url=https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/oakmont-councilwoman-resigns-borough-post-to-join-state-house/ |access-date=27 May 2022 |work=TribLIVE |publisher=Trib Total Media |date=December 21, 2020}}
Following redistricting of the state House maps, DelRosso would have been unable to run again in the 33rd district.{{cite news |last1=Lauer |first1=Hallie |last2=Axelrod |first2=Joshua |title=McKeesport's Austin Davis, Oakmont's Carrie DelRosso secure lieutenant governor spots |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2022/05/17/austin-davis-carrie-delross-nominations-lieutenant-governor-primary-results/stories/202205170103 |access-date=25 May 2022 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=May 18, 2022}} On February 2, 2022, DelRosso announced she would be seeking the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2022 election.{{cite news |last1=Deto |first1=Ryan |title=State Rep. Carrie DelRosso announces run for lieutenant governor |url=https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/state-rep-carrie-delrosso-announces-run-for-lieutenant-governor/ |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=TribLIVE |date=February 2, 2022}} She ran televised advertisements statewide to gain recognition and later won the nomination with 25.66% of the vote.
DelRosso appeared on the general election ballot alongside gubernatorial nominee Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano. DelRosso was not Mastriano's endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor in primary election; Mastriano supported candidate Teddy Daniels who received 12% of the vote.{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Jan |title=Carrie DelRosso wins GOP nomination for lieutenant governor |url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/05/carrie-delrosso-wins-gop-nomination-for-lieutenant-governor.html |access-date=25 May 2022 |work=PennLive Patriot-News |publisher=Advance Local Media LLC |date=May 17, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Carrie DelRosso wins Republican nomination for Lt. Governor |url=https://www.fox43.com/article/news/politics/elections/pennsylvania-lieutenant-governor-election-2022-carrie-delrosso/521-872b35e3-a0ff-4c40-a1c3-9c9819fb9ea9 |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=FOX43 WPMT-TV |date=May 17, 2022}} Despite not being Mastriano's preferred candidate, DelRosso said she would work with Mastriano on initiatives such as election integrity, school choice, and energy policy.{{cite news |last1=Lehman |first1=Tom |title=One-on-one with Republican lieutenant governor candidate Carrie Lewis DelRosso |url=https://www.wgal.com/article/one-on-one-with-republican-lieutenant-governor-candidate-carrie-lewis-delrosso/40548241 |access-date=11 July 2022 |work=WGAL News 8 |publisher=Hearst Television Inc. |date=July 9, 2022}} She and Mastriano ran against the Democratic nominees for governor and lieutenant governor, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania State Representative Austin Davis, respectively, and lost on November 8.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Allan |title=Democrat Josh Shapiro defeats Republican Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania governor's race |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/josh-shapiro-declared-winner-2022-pennsylvania-governor-midterm-electi-rcna55169 |access-date=9 November 2022 |work=NBC News |date=November 9, 2022}} Following the election loss, DelRosso registered as a lobbyist for the law firm Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC.{{cite news |last1=Lauer |first1=Hallie |title=Battle for the 32nd: Competition heats up as two Democrats to compete in primary |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2024/01/30/32nd-district-deluca-mcandrew-calabrese-state-house/stories/202401290083 |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=January 30, 2024 |url-access=subscription}}
In July 2023, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey nominated DelRosso to a seat on the city's newly created infrastructure commission. However, Gainey pulled DelRosso's nomination after members of the Pittsburgh City Council expressed reservations over DelRosso's past policy positions, including a bill vetoed by Governor Tom Wolf that would have prohibited transgender college athletes from competing in the sport of their gender identity.{{cite news |last1=Koscinski |first1=Kiley |title=City Council pumps the brakes on filling Pittsburgh's infrastructure commission |url=https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2023-07-18/city-council-pittsburghs-infrastructure-commission |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=90.5 WESA |date=July 18, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Koscinski |first1=Kiley |title=Pittsburgh City Council approves Gainey’s picks for infrastructure commission — with one exception |url=https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2023-07-26/pittburgh-infrastructure-commission |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=90.5 WESA |date=July 26, 2023}}
Political positions
DelRosso has said she is "anti-establishment".{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Allan |last2=Kapur |first2=Sahil |title=Pa. Republicans brace for 'crazy dynamic' in midterm fight with far-right Mastriano on top |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/pa-republicans-brace-crazy-dynamic-midterm-fight-far-right-mastriano-t-rcna29716 |access-date=27 May 2022 |work=NBC News |publisher=NBC Universal |date=May 20, 2022}} She opposed mandates related to the COVID-19 pandemic. She has promoted mail-in and absentee ballots.{{cite news |last1=Sheehan |first1=Daniel Patrick |title=Decision time is here again: What you need to know about today’s primary election in Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/elections/mc-nws-procrastinators-voting-guide-20220512-lx2xexomyrc7loce4hoc253n24-story.html |access-date=27 May 2022 |work=The Morning Call |date=May 17, 2022}} DelRosso criticized the 2021 United States Capitol attack for its lawlessness and violence.
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change|title=2017 Oakmont Borough Council Republican primary election{{cite web |title=MEMBER OF COUNCIL OAKMONT |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Allegheny/68994/Web02.193333/#/cid/1626 |website=Allegheny County, PA May 16, 2017 2017 Primary Election |publisher=www.scytl.us |access-date=20 February 2023 |date=March 5, 2018}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party=Republican Party (US)
|candidate=Laurie J. Saxon
|votes=328
|percentage=28.85
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party=Republican Party (US)
|candidate=Justin Lokay
|votes=313
|percentage=27.53
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party=Republican Party (US)
|candidate=Carrie DelRosso
|votes=265
|percentage=23.31
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party=Republican Party (US)
|candidate=Nicholas I. Armstrong
|votes=228
|percentage=20.05
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|party=Write-in
|votes=3
|percentage=0.26
}}{{Election box total no change|votes=1,137|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title = 2017 Oakmont Borough Council election[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Allegheny/71801/Web02.193333/#/cid/0560/ 2017 Oakmont Borough Council election]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Leah Powers
|votes = 1,169
|percentage = 15.49
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Justin Lokay
|votes = 1,085
|percentage = 14.38
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Carrie DelRosso
|votes = 1,054
|percentage = 13.97
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Patricia Friday
|votes = 1,039
|percentage = 13.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = David Brankley
|votes = 1,010
|percentage = 13.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Laurie J. Saxon
|votes = 943
|percentage = 12.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Jay Weinberg
|votes = 688
|percentage = 9.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Nicholas I. Armstrong
|votes = 549
|percentage = 7.28
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|party = Write-In
|votes = 8
|percentage = 0.11
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 7,585
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title = 2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 33rd District[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Westmoreland/107156/web.264614/#/detail/0013/ 2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election 33rd District, Westmorland County, PA][https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Allegheny/106267/web.264614/#/detail/0024/ 2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election 33rd District, Allegheny County, PA]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Carrie DelRosso
|votes = 16,359
|percentage = 51.31
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Frank Dermody (incumbent)
|votes = 15,471
|percentage = 48.53
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|party = Write-In
|votes = 51
|percentage = 00.16
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 31,881
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title = 2022 Republican primary, Pennsylvania lieutenant governor[https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/Home/SummaryResults?ElectionID=94&ElectionType=P&IsActive=0/ 2022 Republican primary, Pennsylvania lieutenant governor]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Carrie DelRosso
|votes = 318,537
|percentage = 25.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Richard Saccone
|votes = 195,171
|percentage = 15.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Theodore Daniels
|votes = 150,749
|percentage = 12.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Clarice D. Schillinger
|votes = 147,705
|percentage = 11.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Jeffrey H. Coleman
|votes = 125,059
|percentage = 10.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = James E. Jones
|votes = 113,183
|percentage = 9.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Russell H. Diamond
|votes = 73,751
|percentage = 5.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = John A. Brown
|votes = 58,961
|percentage = 4.75
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Christopher C. Frye, Jr.
|votes = 58,403
|percentage = 4.70
}}
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|votes =
|percentage = 100.00%
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election{{cite web |title=2022 General Election |url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/SummaryResults?ElectionID=94&ElectionType=G&IsActive=0 |website=Pennsylvania Elections - Summary Results |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State |access-date=January 8, 2023}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = {{ubl|Josh Shapiro|Austin Davis}}
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 3,031,137
| percentage = 56.49%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate={{ubl|Doug Mastriano|Carrie DelRosso}}|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=2,238,477|percentage=41.71%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change |candidate={{ubl|Matt Hackenburg|Tim McMaster}}|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|votes=51,611|percentage=0.96%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change |candidate={{ubl|Christina DiGiulio|Michael Bagdes-Canning}}|party=Green Party (United States)|votes=24,436|percentage=0.46%}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate = {{ubl|Joe Soloski|Nicole Shultz}}
| party = Keystone
| color = #501B68
| votes = 20,518
| percentage = 0.38%
}}
{{Election box end}}
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