20 Facts About Eugene DePasquale

Eugene A DePasquale was born on August 3,1971 and is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the Pennsylvania Auditor General from 2013 to 2021.

Eugene DePasquale was the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district in the 2020 election.

Since leaving office, DePasquale served as an adjunct professor at Widener University School of Law, and is currently an adjunct law professor at the University of Pittsburgh.

Eugene DePasquale was the Democratic nominee in the 2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election, losing to Republican Dave Sunday.

Eugene DePasquale was born on August 3,1971, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Eugene DePasquale graduated from Central Catholic High School and received a bachelor's degree from the College of Wooster.

Eugene DePasquale later earned an MPP from the University of Pittsburgh and a JD from Widener University Commonwealth Law School.

Eugene DePasquale served as director of economic development for the City of York in the early 2000s.

From 2003 to 2006, Eugene DePasquale served as deputy secretary for community revitalization and local government support of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

When incumbent state representative Steve Stetler resigned from his seat and withdrew from the ballot during the 2006 elections, Eugene DePasquale announced his intent to replace him.

In 2010, Eugene DePasquale was unopposed both in his primary and general re-election bids.

Eugene DePasquale made Marcellus shale drilling a central issue of his campaign, and promised to order an immediate performance audit of the Department of Environmental Protection to ensure the state's water supply had not been compromised by drilling.

Eugene DePasquale defeated Republican state representative John Maher in the fall general election.

Eugene DePasquale resigned his seat in the state house on January 15,2013, and was sworn-in as auditor general later that day.

Eugene DePasquale became the first person from York County to assume statewide elected office since George Leader was elected governor in 1954.

In July 2014, Eugene DePasquale announced results of an audit of the Department of Environmental Protection's water programs related to the development of the state's shale gas reserves.

In February 2019, Eugene DePasquale announced that officials in 18 Pennsylvania counties had disclosed that they had accepted improper gifts from voting-machine vendors, and that several additional officials had failed to disclose such gifts.

Term-limited from running again as Auditor General, Eugene DePasquale announced in June 2019 his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives to represent Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district.

Eugene DePasquale won the Democratic nomination on June 3,2020.

On June 1,2023, Eugene DePasquale announced his candidacy for Pennsylvania Attorney General in the 2024 election.