David J Brightbill

Sessions

Session	Position	District	Party
1983		48	Republican
1984		48	Republican
1985		48	Republican
1986		48	Republican
1987		48	Republican
1988		48	Republican
1989	Whip	48	Republican
1990	Whip	48	Republican
1991		48	Republican
1992		48	Republican
1993		48	Republican
1994		48	Republican
1995		48	Republican
1996		48	Republican
1997	Whip	48	Republican
1998	Whip	48	Republican
1999	Whip	48	Republican
2000	Whip	48	Republican
2001	Floor Leader	48	Republican
2002	Floor Leader	48	Republican
2003	Floor Leader	48	Republican
2004	Floor Leader	48	Republican
2005	Floor Leader	48	Republican
2006	Floor Leader	48	Republican

Counties	Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh

Biography

1942 -

Early Life:

David J. “Chip” Brightbill (R), born in 1942, in Lebanon, son of Jonathan and Verda; Penn State University, 1964; Duquesne University School of Law (J.D.), cum laude, 1970; married Donna Long; 4 children.

Early Career:

Attorney, Lebanon Board of School Directors, 1966-67; District Attorney, Lebanon County, 1977-81.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected to Pa. Senate 1982; Majority Caucus Secretary, 1985-88; Majority Whip 1989-90, 1997- 2000; elected Majority Policy Chair 1991; Republican chair, 1992-93; vice-chair, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee; member, Appropriations, Game & Fisheries, Judiciary, Environmental Resources & Energy Commission; left office November 30, 2006.

Cited: Pennsylvania Manual, Biographies of Members of the Senate, pg. 3-13; Volume 114, December, 1999.