Robert Schnee | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 116th district | |
In office April 26, 2022 (2022-04-26) – January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03) | |
Preceded by | Tarah Toohil |
Succeeded by | Dane Watro |
Member of the Luzerne County Council | |
In office January 4, 2016 – April 26, 2022 | |
Succeeded by | Matthew Mitchell |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican (since 2020) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (until 2020) |
Robert Schnee is an American politician who was elected to serve as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 116th district on April 5, 2022.
Career
Schnee has served as a member of the Luzerne County Council since 2016. In April 2019, he was criticized after describing Luzerne County as "like the black child here" during a council work session on county roads. Schnee later issued an apology for the comment while maintaining that the comparison was not intended to be disrespectful.
Schnee was a meter reader for the Hazleton City Authority in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in an April 2022 special election to replace Tarah Toohil. He did not stand for re-election in 2022 and was succeeded by Dane Watro.
Election history
2015 Luzerne County Council election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tim McGinley (incumbent) | 23,892 | 10.37 | |
Democratic | Edward A. Brominski (incumbent) | 21,066 | 9.14 | |
Democratic | Stephen A. Urban (incumbent) | 20,967 | 9.10 | |
Republican | Eugene L. Kelleher | 20,331 | 8.82 | |
Democratic | Jane Walsh-Waitkus | 20,287 | 8.80 | |
Republican | Robert W. Schnee | 19,487 | 8.46 | |
Republican | Stephen J. Urban (incumbent) | 19,117 | 8.29 | |
Democratic | John Gadomski | 18,214 | 7.90 | |
Democratic | Anthony J. Rostock | 17,661 | 7.66 | |
Republican | Marc Dixon | 17,577 | 7.63 | |
Republican | Ray Gustave | 16,491 | 7.16 | |
Republican | Mark A. Rabo | 14,898 | 6.46 | |
Write-in | 486 | 0.21 | ||
Total votes | 230,474 | 100 |
2019 Luzerne County Council election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic/Republican | Robert W. Schnee (incumbent) | 28,588 | 11.02 | |
Republican | Lee Ann McDermott | 25,752 | 9.93 | |
Republican | Walter L. Griffith, Jr. | 24,314 | 9.37 | |
Republican | Stephen J. Urban | 24,246 | 9.35 | |
Democratic | Tim McGinley (incumbent) | 23,909 | 9.22 | |
Republican | Kendra M. Radle | 22,950 | 8.85 | |
Democratic | Joseph C. Sebastianelli | 22,622 | 8.72 | |
Democratic | Patrick M. Bilbow (incumbent) | 22,263 | 8.58 | |
Democratic | Anup K. Patel | 21,575 | 8.32 | |
Democratic | Jane Walsh-Waitkus (incumbent) | 21,483 | 8.28 | |
Republican | Gregory S. Wolovich, Jr. | 20,931 | 8.07 | |
Write-in | 727 | 0.28 | ||
Total votes | 259,360 | 100 |
2022 Pennsylvania House special election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert W. Schnee | 2,797 | 56.04 | |
Democratic | Amilcar Arroyo | 1,262 | 25.29 | |
Libertarian | Paul Cwalina | 211 | 4.23 | |
Write-in | 721 | 14.44 | ||
Total votes | 4,991 | 100 |
References
- "Robert Schnee". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- "County Councilman's Remarks Under Scrutiny". AP NEWS. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- Mark, Eric. "Councilman criticized over 'Black child' label for Luzerne County". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- Learn-Andes, Jennifer (2022-04-06). "Luzerne County Councilman Schnee declares victory in 116th state rep race". Times Leader. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- Goolden, Sarah (2022-04-05). "Robert Schnee projected as winner of Luzerne Co. special election". WOLF. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- "Schnee wins 116th District special election". wnep.com. April 6, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ESPOSITO, JAMES; KRAWCZENIUK, BORYS; LEE, HYUN SOO. "Schuylkill County's 3 new lawmakers take office in Harrisburg". Bradford Era. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- Luzerne County Councilman Schnee declares victory in 116th state rep race | Times Leader