| Lawrence Roberts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | In office January 5, 1993[1] – November 30, 2006[2] | ||
| Preceded by | Fred Taylor | ||
| Succeeded by | Timothy S. Mahoney | ||
| Constituency | Part of Fayette County | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Born | November 18, 1941[3] Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Political party | Democratic | ||
| Spouse(s) | Nataliya | ||
| Occupation | Legislator-Arbitrator/Mediator | ||
Lawrence "Larry" Roberts is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Roberts attended Uniontown Area School District|Uniontown High School, graduating in 1959.[4] He attended the Community College of the Air Force and Bowie State College before earning a master's at Central Michigan University in 1981.[4]
Roberts was first elected to represent the 51st legislative district in 1992.[4] The Herald-Standard newspaper sued in 2000 to gain access to Roberts' cellular and long-distance phone records, citing the fact that the calls were paid for with state money.[5] The suit was dismissed, but in 2003 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania to reconsider whether a Herald-Standard reporter's civil rights were violated when Roberts showed the sought-after phone records to another reporter, but not to the original reporter.[5] The full case was dismissed in 2006.[5]
He retired prior to the 2006 election. Activists had targeted him because of his support for the controversial 2005 legislative pay raise[6] Roberts accepted the optional "unvouchered expense account" money, which were used by the legislature to "skirt a [constitutional] prohibition on midterm raises."[7]
References[]
- ↑ "SESSION OF 1993 - 177TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1". Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1993-01-05. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/1993/0/19930105.pdf.
- ↑ Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2006
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Lawrence Roberts (Democrat)". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2004-06-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20040603040826/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=51. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Pa. Paper's Phone-Records Suit Dismissed". FOXNews.com. FOX News Network, LLC. 2006-11-30. http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Nov30/0,4670,LawmakerapossCalls,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ↑ Kroeger, Judy (2006-02-20). "'Vote 'em all out'". Daily Courier. The Tribune-Review Publishing Co.. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/dailycourier/news/uniontown/s_425732.html. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ↑ Barnes, Tom; Tracie Mauriello (2006-09-15). "Pa. Supreme Court decides judges can keep controversial pay raises". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing Co., Inc.. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06258/722069-85.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
External links[]
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Lawrence Roberts official PA House website (archived)
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