Jeanne McNeill

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}

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| name = Jeanne McNeill

| caption = PA State Representative Jeanne McNeill

| state_house = Pennsylvania

| district = 133rd

| term_start = {{start date|2018|1|2}}

| predecessor = Daniel McNeill

| successor =

| party = Democratic

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|8|9}}

| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

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| spouse = {{Marriage|Daniel McNeill|3=2017-09-08|end=died}}

| children = 2{{cite web |title=Rep. Jeanne McNeill's Biography |url=https://www.pahouse.com/McNeill/About/Biography |website=Rep. Jeanne McNeill |publisher=PA House Democrats |access-date=23 December 2023}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.pahouse.com/mcneill/}}

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Jeanne McNeill (born August 9, 1960) is an American politician who currently represents the 133rd District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat since 2018.

Early life

McNeill was born on August 9, 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Freedom High School in 1978.{{cite web |title=Jeanne McNeill |url=https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=7964 |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives |access-date=22 December 2023}}

Political career

Following the 2017 death of her husband, Daniel McNeill, McNeill was nominated by the local Democratic Party to fill his seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.{{cite news |url-access=subscription |last1=Wojcik |first1=Sarah M. |title=Jeanne McNeill accepts PA Dem’s nomination to fill late husband’s seat in 133rd District |url=https://www.mcall.com/2017/10/04/jeanne-mcneill-accepts-pa-dems-nomination-to-fill-late-husbands-seat-in-133rd-district/ |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=The Morning Call |date=June 2, 2018}} She won the December 5 special election and was sworn in to represent the 133rd District on January 2, 2018. McNeill was reelected to full terms in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024. In most of her election bids, she has run unopposed.

Electoral history

{{Election box begin no change |title=2017 Pennsylvania House of Representatives special election, District 133{{cite web |title=Special Election - December 5, 2017 |url=https://home.lehighcounty.org/TallyHo/ElectionResultsForCategorySubcategory.aspx?&ElectionKey=317E7E456C656374696F6E7E66653633313566662D313435392D346264642D623733652D3238353130323831303762637E30&OfficeSubCategoryKey=&OfficeCategoryKey=317E7E4F666669636543617465676F72797E62313235336664612D326464302D343233392D613833342D6264393031363361373861667E30 |website=Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |access-date=23 December 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party=Democratic Party (US)

|candidate=Jeanne McNeill

|votes=2,302

|percentage=67.43

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)

|candidate=David E. Molony

|votes=992

|percentage=29.06

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party=Libertarian Party (US)

|candidate=Samantha X. Dorney

|votes=120

|percentage=3.51

}}{{Election box total no change|votes=3,414|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 133{{cite web |title=General Election - November 6, 2018 County Wide |url=https://home.lehighcounty.org/TallyHo/ElectionResultsForCategorySubcategory.aspx?&ElectionKey=317E7E456C656374696F6E7E61666338653863392D323361662D343433312D386263352D3563306338646336313564397E30&OfficeSubCategoryKey=&OfficeCategoryKey=317E7E4F666669636543617465676F72797E62313235336664612D326464302D343233392D613833342D6264393031363361373861667E30 |website=Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |access-date=23 December 2023}}}}

{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link

|party=Democratic Party (US)

|candidate=Jeanne McNeill

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|percentage=

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes= 15,366

|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 133{{cite web |title=Summary Results Report GENERAL ELECTION November 3, 2020 ***OFFICIAL RESULTS-with Segregated Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |url=https://www.lehighcounty.org/Portals/0/PDF/ElectionSummary_21_1_1.pdf |website=Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |access-date=23 December 2023 |page=10 |date=November 20, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party=Democratic Party (US)

|candidate=Jeanne McNeil

|votes=18,844

|percentage=60.52

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party=Republican Party (US)

|candidate=David Molony

|votes=12,227

|percentage=39.27

}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|party=Write-in

|votes=68

|percentage=0.22

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes=31,139|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 133{{cite web |title=November 2022 General Election |url=https://www.livevoterturnout.com/ENR/lehighpaenr/4/en/Index_4.html |website=Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |access-date=23 December 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party=Democratic Party (US)

|candidate=Jeanne McNeill

|votes=17,431

|percentage=94.07

}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|party=Write-in

|votes=1,099

|percentage=5.93}}{{Election box total no change

|votes=18,530|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box end}}

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