Jim Cawley | |
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32nd Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 18, 2011 – January 20, 2015 |
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Governor | Tom Corbett |
Preceded by | Joe Scarnati |
Succeeded by | Mike Stack |
Member of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners |
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In office January 4, 2005 – January 18, 2011 |
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Preceded by | Mike Fitzpatrick |
Succeeded by | Robert G. Loughery |
Personal details | |
Born |
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
June 22, 1969
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Suzanne |
Children | Nicholas (aged 10) |
Residence | Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | Temple University |
James "Jim" Cawley (born June 22, 1969) is an American politician who was the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, from 2011 to 2015. A Republican, he previously served on the Board of Commissioners of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
He graduated from Bishop Egan High School in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He then graduated cum laude from Temple University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He received a law degree from Temple University School of Law.
Prior to being elected to the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, he was Chief of Staff to State Senator Tommy Tomlinson. In 2000, he ran for a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 141st District. Incumbent Democrat State Representative Anthony Melio won re-election by defeating Cawley 56%–42%. He was also a former Pennsylvania state chairman and national co-chairman of the College Republicans and served as an elected member of the Bristol Township School Board.
He served on the County Commissioner's Association of Pennsylvania's Energy, Environment, & Land Use Committee as Chairman. Jim is a former member of the board of directors for Lower Bucks Hospital, a former trustee of Bucks County Community College and a former Commonwealth trustee of Temple University.