Briggs served as an advisor to Congressman Joe Hoeffel and state Senator Constance H. Williams and was the Political Director of The Bonner Group, a Washington, D.C.-based progressive non-profit and Democratic political fundraising firm.[3] For several years, he served as a volunteer firefighter and sat on the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters in Montgomery County.[3] He received a Juris Doctor degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2004.[2] He became an associate with the law firm Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin in 2008.[4] and is currently of-counsel at Kilkenny Law, LLC.
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In 2008, after Democratic incumbent Daylin Leach decided to run for the Pennsylvania State Senate, Briggs successfully ran for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 149th District. He defeated Republican Lynne Lechter, a King of Prussia lawyer, by a margin of 62%-38%.[5] He was re-elected to a second term in 2010, defeating Bridgeport councilman Peter Kohut by 62%-37%.[6] He was re-elected to a third term against Republican Perry Hamilton by a margin of 66% to 34%.[7] In November 2016, he ran against Republican nominee Chira Smith and was overwhelmingly re-elected to a fifth term.
Briggs currently serves as the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and serves on many House caucuses including serving as the Democratic chair of the Arts & Culture Caucus and the Bio Technology/Life Sciences Caucus, and is the chairman of the Brain injury Caucus. He serves on the board of governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, a commissioner on the Pennsylvania Commission Crime and Delinquency and vice chairman of the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board.[8] He has focused on issues concerning education, children, and the environment.[3]
Referencesedit
^"SESSION OF 2009 - 193D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2009-01-06.
^ abc"Pennsylvania Manual" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of General Services. Vol. 119.
briggs, politician, orthopaedic, surgeon, briggs, surgeon, timothy, briggs, born, january, 1970, american, lawyer, serves, democratic, member, pennsylvania, house, representatives, representing, 149th, district, since, 2009, briggsmember, pennsylvania, house, . For the orthopaedic surgeon see Tim Briggs surgeon Timothy P Briggs born January 3 1970 is an American lawyer who serves as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 149th District since 2009 Tim BriggsMember of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 149th districtIncumbentAssumed office January 6 2009 1 Preceded byDaylin LeachPersonal detailsBorn 1970 01 03 January 3 1970 age 54 Norristown Pennsylvania U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseRobyn Traverso BriggsChildren4ResidenceUpper Merion Township PennsylvaniaAlma materWest Chester UniversityTemple University Beasley School of LawOccupationAttorney politician Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editTim Briggs was born in Norristown Pennsylvania to Joseph and Terese Briggs 2 He graduated from Crystal Lake South High School in Illinois in 1988 2 He then attended West Chester University of Pennsylvania where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1992 3 He also minored in geography and international relations 4 Briggs served as an advisor to Congressman Joe Hoeffel and state Senator Constance H Williams and was the Political Director of The Bonner Group a Washington D C based progressive non profit and Democratic political fundraising firm 3 For several years he served as a volunteer firefighter and sat on the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters in Montgomery County 3 He received a Juris Doctor degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2004 2 He became an associate with the law firm Hamburg Rubin Mullin Maxwell amp Lupin in 2008 4 and is currently of counsel at Kilkenny Law LLC Political career editIn 2008 after Democratic incumbent Daylin Leach decided to run for the Pennsylvania State Senate Briggs successfully ran for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 149th District He defeated Republican Lynne Lechter a King of Prussia lawyer by a margin of 62 38 5 He was re elected to a second term in 2010 defeating Bridgeport councilman Peter Kohut by 62 37 6 He was re elected to a third term against Republican Perry Hamilton by a margin of 66 to 34 7 In November 2016 he ran against Republican nominee Chira Smith and was overwhelmingly re elected to a fifth term Briggs currently serves as the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and serves on many House caucuses including serving as the Democratic chair of the Arts amp Culture Caucus and the Bio Technology Life Sciences Caucus and is the chairman of the Brain injury Caucus He serves on the board of governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education a commissioner on the Pennsylvania Commission Crime and Delinquency and vice chairman of the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board 8 He has focused on issues concerning education children and the environment 3 References edit SESSION OF 2009 193D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No 1 PDF Legislative Journal Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2009 01 06 a b c Pennsylvania Manual PDF Pennsylvania Department of General Services Vol 119 a b c d Biography Rep Tim Briggs a b Timothy Briggs Hamburg Rubin Mullin Maxwell amp Lupin 2008 General Election Pennsylvania Department of State Archived from the original on 2008 12 08 2010 General Election Pennsylvania Department of State Archived from the original on 2010 11 06 Updated Mary Jo Daley Briggs DeLissio defeat Ludwig Hamilton Bateman in Lower Merion with video Main Line Times November 12 2012 Representative Tim Briggs The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly Retrieved 2022 01 29 External links editPennsylvania House of Representatives Tim Briggs Democrat official PA House website Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus Tim Briggs official Party website Profile at Vote Smart nbsp This article about a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tim Briggs politician amp oldid 1206777853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
