13 Facts About Mark Singel

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Mark Stephen Singel was born on September 12,1953 and is an American politician who served as the 27th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995, alongside Governor Bob Casey.

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Mark Singel was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1980.

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Mark Singel sought and lost the Democratic senatorial nomination in 1992 to Lynn Yeakel, who went on to narrowly lose the general election to incumbent Arlen Specter.

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Mark Singel won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1994 and faced Republican US Congressman Tom Ridge in the general election.

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Some people in the party blamed Casey for Mark Singel's loss, noting that Casey, who was anti-abortion, gave only lackluster support to the pro-choice Mark Singel.

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Mark Singel's loss was attributed to the influence of the Reginald McFadden case.

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Mark Singel served as chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party from June 3,1995 to December 31,1997 and was a Presidential Elector in 1996.

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Mark Singel briefly considered running against Senator Rick Santorum in 2000, but withdrew his name from consideration and backed eventual nominee, Pittsburgh-area Congressman Ron Klink.

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In 2000, Mark Singel joined the Philadelphia-based law firm Duane Morris as lobbyist and director of its Johnstown, Pennsylvania, branch office.

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Mark Singel started his own firm, The Winter Group, in 2005 and continues to practice government affairs today in downtown Harrisburg.

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Mark Singel was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Sy Snyder's Power 50" list of influential individuals in Pennsylvania politics in 2003.

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On February 19,2010, Mark Singel announced his intention to run in the special election to fill the seat of the late Democrat John Murtha, provided Murtha's widow decided not to run.

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Mark Singel ended his bid for Congress ten days later, citing the need for the party to unite behind one candidate.