WALKO, Donald R., a Representative from Allegheny County; born in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa., February 24, 1953; B.S., accounting, The Pennsylvania State University, 1975; J.D., Dickinson School of Law, 1978; attorney; writer, Northside Chronicle; chair, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority; secretary and treasurer, Allegheny County Democratic Delegation; chair, 26th Ward Democratic Committee; president, Perry Hilltop Citizens Council; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1994; reelected to 7 consecutive terms thereafter; resigned from the House, January 3, 2010; elected, judge, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, 5th district (2010-present).
Archival Collections
Papers of Hon. Donald R. Walko, 1995-2010, Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives, Harrisburg.
