Tim Solobay

Timothy Joseph Solobay 46th District Allegheny (part), Beaver (part), Greene, Washington (part), and Westmoreland (part) Counties

Early Life: 

Timothy Joseph Solobay (D46) born March 20, 1956, Canonsburg, Pa. son of Joseph and Amelia (stepmother) Solobay and the late Elsie Solobay; Canon-McMillan High School, 1974; Washington Hospital School of Radiologic Technology, 1976; California Coast University (B.S.), management, 1990; married Karen; 2 children; 2 grandchildren. President, Blue Dog Consulting, LLC.
 

Early Career: 

Former state constable; former radiographer: Canonsburg Hospital; former supervisor, CAT/MRI  Department: Washington Hospital; CPR/AED instructor: American Heart Association; EMT; assistant chief/35-year member/former chief: Canonsburg Volunteer Fire Department; board member: Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, South West Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging, Three Rivers Regatta, Canonsburg United Presbyterian Church, Canonsburg Elks, Tall Cedars, Syria Shriners; 33rd Degree Mason; advanced board member: Western Area Career & Technology Center, California University of Pennsylvania Social Work, Monongahela Valley Career & Technology Center 

Pennsylvania Politics: 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1998-2010 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania Senate 2010; minority chairman Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee. Defeated reelection 2014

Gubernatorial appointee, head, Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner (2015-2017) 

Pa. House of Representatives Biography: 

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=38&body=H

Cited:

Phillips, S. (Ed.). (2013). The Pennsylvania manual, 121. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, p. 3-22.