Eugene DePasquale
| Eugene DePasquale | |
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| 51st Auditor General of Pennsylvania | |
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Assumed office January 15, 2013 |
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| Governor |
Tom Corbett Tom Wolf |
| Preceded by | Jack Wagner |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 95th district |
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In office January 2, 2007 – January 15, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Stetler |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Schreiber |
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August 3, 1971 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Tracey Secrest |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
College of Wooster (BA) University of Pittsburgh (MPA) Widener University (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Eugene Anthony DePasquale (born August 3, 1971) is a Democratic politician who is serving as the Pennsylvania Auditor General. From 2007 to 2013, he served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the York County-based 95th district. DePasquale announced in the spring of 2011 that he would seek the office of Pennsylvania Auditor General in the 2012 election. He defeated Republican State Representative John Maher in the November 6 general election. In 2016, DePasquale was reelected Auditor General with 50.0% of the votes, defeating Republican nominee John Brown.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, DePasquale graduated from Central Catholic High School and received a bachelor's degree from the College of Wooster. He later earned an M.P.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and a J.D. from Widener University School of Law (evening division).
DePasquale is the grandson of the late Eugene "Jeep" DePasquale, who served in the Pittsburgh City Council, including six years as president, between 1971 and 1989.
DePasquale, after meeting Tracey Secrest, moved to York in 1997. Prior to serving as State Representative, DePasquale served as Director of Economic Development for the City of York from January 2002 – September 2003, DePasquale, in this role, served as the chief liaison between government and business, and worked to streamline the permitting process.
From 2003 to 2006, DePasquale served as Deputy Secretary for Community Revitalization and Local Government Support of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. In this role, DePasquale launched the Brownfield Action Team, which streamlines the process for cleaning up brownfields and claims to "lead the creation or retention of 45,000 jobs in 20 counties". DePasquale also brought the world's second largest wind energy company (Gamesa USA) to Pennsylvania, providing a clean energy resource for the state and creating close to 1,000 jobs.
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