Dave Sunday (politician)

Sunday graduated from East Pennsboro High School in Enola, Pennsylvania, in 1993. He enrolled at Harrisburg Area Community College, but dropped out to enlist in the United States Navy,https://www.ydr.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/20/profile-on-chief-deputy-prosecutor-dave-sunday-who-is-poised-to-become-york-county-district-attorney/329623001/ and he served from 1995 to 1999. He then graduated from Pennsylvania State University and the Widener University Commonwealth Law School. While attending school, he worked for UPS. He began his legal career as a law clerk for a judge in the York County Court of Common Pleas.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-22 |title=Who is Dave Sunday, Republican for PA attorney general? |url=https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/10/dave-sunday-pennsylvania-attorney-general-election-2024/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Spotlight PA |language=en-us}} He then joined the district attorney's office in York County, Pennsylvania, in 2009.

In 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice appointed Sunday as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Sunday won the 2017 election to serve as district attorney of York County,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ydr.com/story/news/politics/elections/2017/11/07/chief-deputy-prosecutor-dave-sunday-is-elected-as-york-county-district-attorney/826619001/|title=It's official: Dave Sunday is elected as York County DA|first=Dylan|last=Segelbaum|website=York Daily Record}} and took office in January 2018.{{cite news |last=Schultz |first=Brooke |date=July 10, 2023 |title=York County's Republican district attorney jumps into primary race for Pennsylvania attorney general |url=https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-elections-attorney-general-dave-sunday-e530dfdf437a2f2d02cc91344430aa43 |work=Associated Press |location= |access-date=July 11, 2023}}

In July 2023, Sunday announced his candidacy in the 2024 election for Pennsylvania Attorney General.https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2023/07/10/york-county-da-dave-sunday-to-run-for-pa-attorney-general/70392243007/ He defeated Craig Williams in the Republican Party primary election{{Cite web|url=https://www.wfmz.com/news/election/results/dave-sunday-defeats-craig-williams-in-gop-primary-for-pa-attorney-general/article_6b7673f4-fcb4-11ee-a639-aff46a92b4c4.html|title=Dave Sunday defeats Craig Williams in GOP primary for Pa. Attorney General|date=April 23, 2024|website=WFMZ.com}} and defeated Democratic Party nominee Eugene DePasquale in the November general election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailyreview.com/news/republican-dave-sunday-wins-attorney-general-race-in-pennsylvania-beating-eugene-depasquale/article_a6f1ec60-9c46-11ef-b305-9fd6c7e5b293.html|title=Republican Dave Sunday wins attorney general race in Pennsylvania, beating Eugene DePasquale|first=Angela Couloumbis Spotlight|last=PA|date=November 7, 2024|website=The Daily Review}}

Sunday and his wife, Lishani, have a son.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ydr.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/06/dave-sunday-focuses-on-plans-pa-as-attorney-general/76069226007/|title=After attorney general win, Dave Sunday focuses on plans for the office|first=Lena|last=Tzivekis|website=York Daily Record}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Dave Sunday|votes=620,515|percentage=70.36%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Craig Williams|votes=261,419|percentage=29.64%}}

{{Election box total|votes=881,934|percentage=100.00%}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Dave Sunday|votes=3,496,679|percentage=50.81%|change=+4.48}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Eugene DePasquale|votes=3,179,376|percentage=46.20%|change=−4.65}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Rob Cowburn|votes=88,835|percentage=1.29%|change=−0.48}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of the United States|candidate=Richard Weiss|votes=68,046|percentage=0.99%|change=-0.05}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Constitution Party (United States)|candidate=Justin Magill|votes=31,282|percentage=0.45%|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Forward Party (United States)|candidate=Eric Settle|votes=18,151|percentage=0.26%|change=N/A}}

{{Election box total|votes=6,882,369|percentage=100.00%|change=N/A}}

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