Phil English

Phil English

Philip Sheridan "Phil" English (born June 20, 1956 in Erie , Pennsylvania ) is an American politician . Between 1995 and 2009 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Phil English studied at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia until 1978 . He then served as Committee Staff Aide in the Pennsylvania Senate administration . Between 1985 and 1988 he served as a controller in Erie County . From 1990 to 1994 he was head of the staff of the then State Senator Melissa Hart , who would later also become a congresswoman. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party . In 1984, 2000 and 2004 he took part as a delegate at the respective Republican National Conventions , at which Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush were nominated as presidential candidates.

In the 1994 congressional election , English was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 21st  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Tom Ridge on January 3, 1995 . After six re-elections, he was able to complete seven legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 2009 . Since 2003 he has represented the third district of his state there. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , the Iraq war and the military operation in Afghanistan took place during this period .

In 2008 , Phil English was not re-elected.

Web links

Commons : Phil English  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Phil English in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Phil English in the nndb (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Tom Ridge	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (21st constituency) January 3, 1995 - January 3, 2003	Constituency dissolved
Robert A. Borski	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (3rd constituency) January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2009	Kathy Dahlkemper