Philip Sheridan English

Lobbyist, former US Representative from Pennsylvania

A Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., June 20, 1956; B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1978; committee staff aide, Pennsylvania state senate; Erie County, Pa., controller, 1985-1988; unsuccessful candidate for Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1988; chief of staff for Pennsylvania state senator Melissa Hart, 1990-1994; delegate to Republican National Convention in 1984, 2000, and 2004; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-present).

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Leadership & Staff

Robert Holste

• former Chief of Staff ('95→'07)

Business Positions

Arent Fox Law firm (litigation, corporate, finance, bankruptcy, govt relations, healthcare and int'l).

• sr govt relations advisor

Positions

International Conservation Caucus Foundation ICCF is an industry funded 501(c)3 used for backdoor lobbying and greenwashing

• Advisor, Congressional Advisory Council

Government Positions

Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee

• Ranking Member

Donors

People for English

• Principal Campaign Committee

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Arent Fox LLP PAC (Afpac)

• 38 contributions · 9,986 USD ('11→'12)

Mitt Romney U.S. senator from Utah, former Massachusetts governor

• 3 contributions · 5,000 USD ('11→'12)

National Republican Congressional Committee

• 5 contributions · 3,460 USD ('03→'12)

Pat Toomey former US Senator from Pennsylvania (2011-2023); former US Representative

• 3 contributions · 2,000 USD ('10→'12)

Heather Wilson Former secretary of the Air Force; former US Representative from New Mexico; president of UT El Paso

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('11→'12)

Dave Camp former US Representative from Michigan

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('10→'11)

Patrick Meehan US Representative from Pennsylvania

• 2 contributions · 1,500 USD ('10→'12)

Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('11)

Tim Burns

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('10)

Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC

• 2 contributions · 1,000 USD ('11→'12)

Campaign Donors

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Elsie Hilliard Hillman Prominent philanthropist and Republican figure in Pittsburgh

• 17 contributions · 15,950 USD ('94→Sep 16 '08)

Henry Lea Hillman Billionaire; the richest man in Pittsburgh

• 20 contributions · 14,450 USD ('96→'08)

Andrew Aloe

• 13 contributions · 9,750 USD ('96→'08)

Thomas B Hagen Chairman, Erie Insurance Group

• 18 contributions · 9,375 USD (Sep 20 '94→Apr 30 '08)

J D Crane Owner of Tonawanda and Erie Coke

• 8 contributions · 8,600 USD ('99→'08)

Robert A Ortenzio Chairman, Select Medical Corporation

• 4 contributions · 8,000 USD (Oct 31 '06→Dec 11 '07)

Michael Novogradac CPA, expert in real estate taxation

• 5 contributions · 7,708 USD ('99→'08)

J Christopher Donahue Chief Executive Officer Federated Investors, Inc.

• 6 contributions · 7,300 USD (Jun 20 '95→Oct 18 '08)

Shanin Specter Philadelphia personal injury lawyer

• 7 contributions · 7,000 USD ('94→Mar 21 '00)

Phillips Peter Lobbyist, Reed Smith

• 10 contributions · 7,000 USD (Jun 15 '95→'08)

Memberships

Republican Party The U.S. Republican Party

• Member

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Jan 4 '95→Jan 3 '03) [+1]

• Representative (Jan 7 '03→Jan 3 '09)

House Ways and Means Committee

• Member

Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee

• Member

Income Security and Family Support Subcommittee

• Member

Joint Economic Committee

• Member

House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee

• Member

Schools

University of Pennsylvania Private, Ivy League university founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1740 as one of the nine colonial colleges chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence

• Undergraduate (?→'78)