Biography

09/19/1909 - 04/02/1966

Joseph D. Ripp (D44) Allegheny (Part) County 1959-1962

Early Life:

Joseph D. Ripp, born September 19, 1909, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; son of Abraham and Mallinger (Mamie) Ripp; University of Pittsburgh Law School; attorney; State deputy attorney general; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1959-1962; married, Anne Baer Pipp; died, April 2, 1966 (aged 56) interment, Anshe Lubovitz Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 44th district, Allegheny (Part) County 1959-1962; defeated, incumbent, Theodore H. Schmidt, primary, 1959; unsuccessful campaign reelection, Jack McGregor, 1962. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University

The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) · Saturday, April 02, 1966 · Page 5.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) · Monday, April 04, 1966 · Page 44.

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