Wayne D. Fontana

Wayne D. Fontana DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 42

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Wayne D. FontanaDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 42
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Wayne D. Fontana (born March 12, 1950) is an American politician who serves as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 42nd District since 2005.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Community College of Allegheny County
Associates Business
1971
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Minority Caucus Chair
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Senate
Current
Minority Caucus Administrator
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
2011 - 2015
Senator
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
2005 - Current
County Council
Allegheny County Council, 12th District
2000 - 2005
Sales Manager
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
2001 - 2005
Other Experience1 - 26 of 26
Board Member
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh
Current
Chair
Sports and Exhibition Authority Board
Current
Member
Joint State Government Task Force on Real Property Law
Current
Member
Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County
Current
Member
Task Force on Lead Exposure and the Hazards of Lead Poisoning Advisory Committee
Current
Member
Pittsburgh Land Bank
Current
Member
Joint State Government Task Force and Advisory Committee to Study the Current System for Providing Services to Indigent Criminal Defendants
Current
Member
Pittsburgh Economic Industrial Development Corporation
Current
Vice-Chair
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
Current
Committee Member
Allegheny County Democratic Committee, 19th Ward
1994 - 2006
Volunteer
Children's Hospital Free Care Fund
2001 - 2005
Member
Italian Sons and Daughters of America
Member
Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, Government Affairs Committee
Former Member
Teamsters Locals 249, 211
Former Member
Boiler Makers Union Local 154
Former Vice Chair
Allegheny County Democratic Committee
Member
Hilltop Lions Club
Member
South Pittsburgh Community Development Corporation
Member
National Realtors Association
Member
Resurrection Catholic Church
Former Chair
Intergovernmental Operations Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Appropriations Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Communications and Technology Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Game & Fisheries Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Law and Justice Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
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