Tim Potts
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Timothy "Tim" Potts is a co-founder of Democracy Rising Pennsylvania. He serves on the board of the Carlisle Area School District
.
under Governors Dick Thornburgh
and Robert Casey
. He also served as press secretary for Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese. Potts was a director of the Pennsylvania School Reform Network from 1997 through 2005.
. The organization successfully helped pressure the Pennsylvania General Assembly
to repeal the pay raise. He also led the campaign to defeat the retention of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Judge Russell M. Nigro
.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
named Potts one of the three "Citizens of the Year" in 2005. Common Cause
Pennsylvania awarded him their "Public Service Achievement Award" in 2006 The Pennsylvania Report
named him to the 2009 "The Pennsylvania Report 100" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics and noted that he remains a "visible reminder of the reform movement in Pennsylvania."
Carlisle Area School District
The Carlisle Area School District is a midsized, suburban, public school district that serves the boroughs of Carlisle and Mount Holly Springs and Dickinson Township and North Middleton Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Carlisle Area School District encompasses approximately 75 square...
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Career in state government
He previously worked in press office the Pennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of Education
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, its activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Gerald L. Zahorchak...
under Governors Dick Thornburgh
Dick Thornburgh
Richard Lewis "Dick" Thornburgh is an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 41st Governor of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1987, and then as the U.S...
and Robert Casey
Robert P. Casey
Robert Patrick "Bob" Casey, Sr. was an American politician from Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 42nd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995...
. He also served as press secretary for Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese. Potts was a director of the Pennsylvania School Reform Network from 1997 through 2005.
Advocacy
Potts founded Democracy Rising Pennsylvania in the wake of the 2005 Pennsylvania General Assembly pay raise controversy2005 Pennsylvania General Assembly pay raise controversy
In the early morning hours of July 7, 2005, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed pay increases for state lawmakers, judges, and top executive-branch officials. The vote took place at 2 a.m. without public review or commentary and Governor Ed Rendell signed the bill into law...
. The organization successfully helped pressure the Pennsylvania General Assembly
Pennsylvania General Assembly
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. In colonial times , the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. Since the Constitution of 1776, written by...
to repeal the pay raise. He also led the campaign to defeat the retention of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Judge Russell M. Nigro
Russell M. Nigro
Russell M. Nigro was first elected to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on the Democratic ticket in 1995. He ran for retention in 2005 but failed to earn a majority of "YES" votes, thus making him the first Supreme Court Justice to lose a retention vote since such elections were first held in...
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United States. The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829 as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and is the third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the...
named Potts one of the three "Citizens of the Year" in 2005. Common Cause
Common Cause
Common Cause is a self-described nonpartisan, nonprofit lobby and advocacy organization. It was founded in 1970 by John W. Gardner, a Republican former cabinet secretary under Lyndon Johnson, as a "citizens' lobby" with a mission focused on making U.S. political institutions more open and...
Pennsylvania awarded him their "Public Service Achievement Award" in 2006 The Pennsylvania Report
Pennsylvania Report
The Pennsylvania Report is an independent bi-weekly subscription-based political newspaper published in Pennsylvania. It is "widely read by the state's political junkies." It was founded in 1985 by David Buffington, a former public relations worker for the Pennsylvania Government.It provides...
named him to the 2009 "The Pennsylvania Report 100" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics and noted that he remains a "visible reminder of the reform movement in Pennsylvania."
See also
- 2005 Pennsylvania General Assembly pay raise controversy2005 Pennsylvania General Assembly pay raise controversyIn the early morning hours of July 7, 2005, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed pay increases for state lawmakers, judges, and top executive-branch officials. The vote took place at 2 a.m. without public review or commentary and Governor Ed Rendell signed the bill into law...
- 2006 Pennsylvania General Assembly bonus controversy2006 Pennsylvania General Assembly bonus controversyIn 2007, Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett began investigating $3.8 million in bonuses paid to legislative staffers in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. While the bonuses themselves are not illegal under state law, the Attorney General is investigating the possibility that the bonuses...