Tim Solobay

Timothy J. Solobay (born March 20, 1956) is a Pennsylvania politician who served as the Fire Commissioner of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2017. A Democrat, he previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Tim Solobay
Pennsylvania Fire Commissioner
In office January 20, 2015 – December 2017
Governor	Tom Wolf
Preceded by	Ed Mann
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 46th district
In office January 4, 2011 – January 6, 2015
Preceded by	Barry Stout
Succeeded by	Camera Bartolotta
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 48th district
In office January 5, 1999 – November 30, 2010
Preceded by	Anthony Colaizzo
Succeeded by	Brandon Neuman
Personal details
Born	(1956-03-20) March 20, 1956 (age 68) Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Canonsburg
Alma mater	California University of Pennsylvania California Coast University

Formative years

Born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on March 20, 1956, Solobay graduated from the Washington Hospital School of Radiologic Technology (Washington, Pennsylvania) in 1976. He received a B.S. in Radiologic Technology from California University of Pennsylvania in 1984 and a B.S. in Business Management from an online program through the California Coast University in 1990. (California Coast University was not nationally accredited at the time he was taking online classes there; however, it was accredited by the State of California, and gained national distance learning accreditation in 2005.)^[1][2]

Public service career

Solobay is the chief of the Canonsburg Volunteer Fire Department, and he was formerly a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives before his election to the Pennsylvania Senate. He was defeated for re-election to the state senate in 2014 by Republican Camera Bartolotta. He was then named the new State Fire Commissioner by Governor Tom Wolf. He resigned as Pennsylvania Fire Commissioner in late December 2017. Bruce Trego has been appointed as acting commissioner by Gov. Tom Wolf.^[3]

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
2. . Pennsylvania State Legislature. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
3. "Bartolotta defeats incumbent Solobay for state Senate seat".

External links

• Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner

• Profile at Vote Smart