Singel was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1980. After winning reelection in 1984, he sought and won the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor in 1986. As Casey's running mate, the Democratic ticket won a narrow victory over the Republican ticket of incumbent Lieutenant Governor William Scranton III and State Senator Mike Fisher. Casey and Singel won re-election in 1990.
During his second term, Governor Casey was diagnosed with Appalachian familial amyloidosis, a rare and usually fatal liver disorder. Casey required a risky experimental multiple organ transplant. During his lengthy recovery, Singel served as Pennsylvania's acting governor.
Singel sought and lost the Democratic senatorial nomination in 1992 to Lynn Yeakel, who went on to narrowly lose the general election to incumbent Arlen Specter.
Singel won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1994 and faced Republican U.S. CongressmanTom Ridge in the general election. Singel lost the general election to Ridge. Some people in the party blamed Casey for Singel's loss, noting that Casey, who was anti-abortion, gave only lackluster support to the pro-choice Singel. Casey declined to either campaign or raise money for Singel's candidacy – an incident that reportedly caused a deep rift between the two men.
Singel's loss was also attributed to the influence of the Reginald McFadden case. McFadden had been sentenced to life in prison in 1970 for a robbery/homicide. In 1992, the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons voted to release him. At the time, Singel, as Lt. Governor, served on the board and had voted in favor of McFadden's release. The vote of the entire board was 4 - 1 in favor of release. In 1994 (during the gubernatorial race), McFadden was released from prison (after Gov. Casey signed the commutation papers) and subsequently murdered two people and kidnapped and raped a third within 90 days of being released. When news of the murders broke, Singel's opponent, Tom Ridge, turned Singel's vote to release McFadden into a campaign issue. This issue, which was compared to the case of Willie Horton, was cited as another reason why Singel lost the campaign.[2] The story of Reginald McFadden's crime spree was later the focus of an episode of This American Life.[3]
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After Singel's unsuccessful gubernatorial bid, he remained active in Democratic politics. He served as chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party from June 3, 1995[4] to December 31, 1997[5] and was a Presidential Elector in 1996. He briefly considered running against Senator Rick Santorum in 2000, but withdrew his name from consideration and backed eventual nominee, Pittsburgh-area Congressman Ron Klink.
In 2000, Singel joined the Philadelphia-based law firm Duane Morris as lobbyist and director of its Johnstown, Pennsylvania, branch office. Singel started his own firm, The Winter Group, in 2005 and continues to practice government affairs today in downtown Harrisburg.
The Pennsylvania Report named him to the 2003 "The Pennsylvania Report Power 75" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics, describing him as a Harrisburg lobbyist and "Rendell Confidante" and noting that he had been a prominent surrogate for Rendell during the 2002 gubernatorial election and "had a big hand in filling positions with the new [Rendell] administration."[6] He also occasionally teaches classes at the local Penn State Harrisburg campus. He was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Sy Snyder's Power 50" list of influential individuals in Pennsylvania politics in 2003.[7]
On February 19, 2010, Singel announced his intention to run in the special election to fill the seat of the late Democrat John Murtha, provided Murtha's widow decided not to run. He ended his bid for Congress ten days later, citing the need for the party to unite behind one candidate.[8]
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Mark Stephen Singel born September 12 1953 is an American politician who served as the 27th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995 alongside Governor Bob Casey Singel served as the state s acting governor from June 14 1993 to December 13 1993 during Casey s lengthy battle with amyloidosis and subsequent multiple organ transplant Mark SingelChair of the Pennsylvania Democratic PartyIn office June 3 1995 December 31 1997Preceded byLinda RhodesSucceeded byTina Tartaglione27th Lieutenant Governor of PennsylvaniaIn office January 20 1987 January 17 1995 Acting Governor June 14 1993 December 13 1993GovernorBob CaseyPreceded byWilliam ScrantonSucceeded byMark SchweikerMember of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 35th districtIn office January 6 1981 January 20 1987 1 Preceded byLou CoppersmithSucceeded byWilliam StewartPersonal detailsBornMark Stephen Singel 1953 09 12 September 12 1953 age 70 Johnstown Pennsylvania U S Political partyDemocraticAlma materPennsylvania State University University Park Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 2 1 1994 gubernatorial campaign 3 Later career 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editSingel was born in Johnstown Pennsylvania A graduate of Penn State University Political career editSingel was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1980 After winning reelection in 1984 he sought and won the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor in 1986 As Casey s running mate the Democratic ticket won a narrow victory over the Republican ticket of incumbent Lieutenant Governor William Scranton III and State Senator Mike Fisher Casey and Singel won re election in 1990 During his second term Governor Casey was diagnosed with Appalachian familial amyloidosis a rare and usually fatal liver disorder Casey required a risky experimental multiple organ transplant During his lengthy recovery Singel served as Pennsylvania s acting governor Singel sought and lost the Democratic senatorial nomination in 1992 to Lynn Yeakel who went on to narrowly lose the general election to incumbent Arlen Specter 1994 gubernatorial campaign edit Main article Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1994 Singel won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1994 and faced Republican U S Congressman Tom Ridge in the general election Singel lost the general election to Ridge Some people in the party blamed Casey for Singel s loss noting that Casey who was anti abortion gave only lackluster support to the pro choice Singel Casey declined to either campaign or raise money for Singel s candidacy an incident that reportedly caused a deep rift between the two men Singel s loss was also attributed to the influence of the Reginald McFadden case McFadden had been sentenced to life in prison in 1970 for a robbery homicide In 1992 the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons voted to release him At the time Singel as Lt Governor served on the board and had voted in favor of McFadden s release The vote of the entire board was 4 1 in favor of release In 1994 during the gubernatorial race McFadden was released from prison after Gov Casey signed the commutation papers and subsequently murdered two people and kidnapped and raped a third within 90 days of being released When news of the murders broke Singel s opponent Tom Ridge turned Singel s vote to release McFadden into a campaign issue This issue which was compared to the case of Willie Horton was cited as another reason why Singel lost the campaign 2 The story of Reginald McFadden s crime spree was later the focus of an episode of This American Life 3 Later career editAfter Singel s unsuccessful gubernatorial bid he remained active in Democratic politics He served as chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party from June 3 1995 4 to December 31 1997 5 and was a Presidential Elector in 1996 He briefly considered running against Senator Rick Santorum in 2000 but withdrew his name from consideration and backed eventual nominee Pittsburgh area Congressman Ron Klink In 2000 Singel joined the Philadelphia based law firm Duane Morris as lobbyist and director of its Johnstown Pennsylvania branch office Singel started his own firm The Winter Group in 2005 and continues to practice government affairs today in downtown Harrisburg The Pennsylvania Report named him to the 2003 The Pennsylvania Report Power 75 list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics describing him as a Harrisburg lobbyist and Rendell Confidante and noting that he had been a prominent surrogate for Rendell during the 2002 gubernatorial election and had a big hand in filling positions with the new Rendell administration 6 He also occasionally teaches classes at the local Penn State Harrisburg campus He was named to the PoliticsPA list of Sy Snyder s Power 50 list of influential individuals in Pennsylvania politics in 2003 7 On February 19 2010 Singel announced his intention to run in the special election to fill the seat of the late Democrat John Murtha provided Murtha s widow decided not to run He ended his bid for Congress ten days later citing the need for the party to unite behind one candidate 8 References edit Cox Harold 2004 Pennsylvania Senate 1987 1988 PDF Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Wilkes University To More Inmates Life Term Means Dying Behind Bars by Adam Liptak New York Times October 2 2005 retrieved on December 10 2008 20 Years Later 9 December 2016 Singel says goal is to rebuild party The Reading Eagle June 5 1995 Retrieved January 18 2010 Jackson Peter January 2 1998 Singel resigns as state Dem leader The Observer Reporter Retrieved January 18 2010 The PA Report Power 75 List PDF Pennsylvania Report Capital Growth Inc January 31 2003 Archived from the original PDF on September 20 2006 Power 50 PoliticsPA The Publius Group 2003 Archived from the original on 2004 04 17 Kraushaar Josh February 25 2010 Mark Singel drops out of race to replace Murtha Politico Retrieved February 26 2010 External links editAppearances on C SPANPennsylvania State SenatePreceded byLou Coppersmith Member of the Pennsylvania Senatefrom the 35th district1981 1987 Succeeded byWilliam StewartParty political officesPreceded byJim Lloyd Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania1986 1990 Succeeded byTom FoleyPreceded byBob Casey Democratic nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania1994 Succeeded byIvan ItkinPreceded byLinda Rhodes Chairperson of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party1995 1997 Succeeded byTina TartaglionePolitical officesPreceded byWilliam Scranton Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania1987 1995 Acting Governor 1993 Succeeded byMark Schweiker Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Singel amp oldid 1143262987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
