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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Gene D. DiGirolamo (b. March 28, 1950) is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 18. He was first elected to the chamber in 1994.

DiGirolamo was Chair of the Bensalem Township Board of Auditors in 1993. He was also an auditor for the Bensalem Township from 1992 to 1994.

DiGirolamo attended Holy Family College and Delaware Valley College. His professional experience includes working as president and a farmer for DiGirolamo Farms, Incorporated from 1968 to 1994. DiGirolamo served in the United States Army Reserve from 1970 to 1976.

Education

  • Attended, Delaware Valley College
  • Attended, Holy Family College

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Delaware Valley College
  • Attended, Holy Family College
  • Farmer/President, DiGirolamo Farms, Incorporated, 1968-1994
  • Auditor, Bensalem Township, 1990-1993
  • Chair, Board of Auditors, Bensalem Township, 1993
  • United States Army Reserves, 1970-1976

Political Experience

  • Attended, Delaware Valley College
  • Attended, Holy Family College
  • Farmer/President, DiGirolamo Farms, Incorporated, 1968-1994
  • Auditor, Bensalem Township, 1990-1993
  • Chair, Board of Auditors, Bensalem Township, 1993
  • United States Army Reserves, 1970-1976
  • Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18, 1994-2020
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18, 2018

Former Committees/Caucuses

Chair, Labor Relations Committee, 2006-present

Chair, Oversight Committee, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, 2002-present

Former Member, Election Reform Task Force

Member, Arthritis and Osteoporosis Caucus, 2001

Member, Autism Caucus, 2001

Member, Delaware River Basin Caucus, 2000

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Consumer Affairs

Chair, Human Services

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Delaware Valley College
  • Attended, Holy Family College
  • Farmer/President, DiGirolamo Farms, Incorporated, 1968-1994
  • Auditor, Bensalem Township, 1990-1993
  • Chair, Board of Auditors, Bensalem Township, 1993
  • United States Army Reserves, 1970-1976
  • Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18, 1994-2020
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18, 2018
  • Chair, Advisory Board, Young Women's Christian Association, Bucks County, 2002-present
  • Member, Bensalem Drug and Alcohol Advisory Council, 2000-present
  • Member, Bensalem Kiwanis Club, 2000-present
  • Member, Bensalem Lions Club, 2000-present
  • Member, Benselem Business Association, present
  • Member, Benselem Business Directory, present
  • Member, Greater Northeast Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member, Lower Bucks' Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member/Youth Sports Coach, Saint Ephrems Roman Catholic Church, present
  • Member, Birthright
  • Member, Finance Committee, Guilda's Club Foundation
  • Member, Libertae Advisory Board
  • Member, Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Committee
  • Member, Saint Charles Knights of Columbus
  • Member, Sons of Italy
  • Member, Saint Mary's Medical Center Foundation Board, 2004-2008
  • Key Leader, Building a Better Bensalem TODAY (B3T), 2000

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Legislator of the year, 2013, ARC
  • The Peoples Award, 2013, Vision for Equality
  • The John F. Kennedy Memorial Award, 2013, Board of Directors for Northeast Community Center for Behavioral Health
  • Benjamin Rush Award, 2013, Philadelphia Psychiatric Society
  • Legislator of the Year, 2013, Pennsylvania Health Access Network
  • Public Servant of the Year Award, 2012, National Alliance on Mental Illness
  • Star of Distinction Award, 2012, Liberty Resources
  • Champion for Human Services Award, 2012, Philadelphia Alliance
  • Leadership Award, 2012, Drug and Alcohol Service Providers Organization of Pennsylvania
  • Legislative Leadership Award, 2012, Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center
  • Ambassador of the Year Award, 2005 and 2007, Pro-A
  • Ambassador of Recovery Award, 2004, Rase Projects Tree of Hope
  • The Raymond R. Webb Jr. Government Relations Award, 2003 and 2012, Pennsylvania Community Providers Association
  • Standish Forde Hansell Award for Excellence in Leadership, 2000
  • Man of the Year, 2000, Bensalem Lions Club
  • Support and Service Award, 2000, Cornwells Fire Company No. 1
  • Coaching Award, 1996, Bensalem Summer Youth B-Ball
  • Appreciation of Support, 1996, Cub Scout Pack 130
  • Doctor Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service

  • 3 Grandchildren

Policy Positions

Pennsylvania State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test

Abortion and Reproductive

1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-life

2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- Yes

3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes

4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes

5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

7. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- Yes

8. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- No

9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Budget, Spending, and Tax

State Spending

Indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Education (higher)
- Slightly Increase

2. Education (K-12)
- Slightly Increase

3. Environment
- Maintain Status

4. Health care
- Maintain Status

5. Law enforcement
- Slightly Increase

6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Maintain Status

7. Welfare
- Maintain Status

8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

State Taxes

Indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Alcohol taxes
- Slightly Increase

2. Cigarette taxes
- Slightly Increase

3. Corporate taxes
- Maintain Status

4. Gasoline taxes
- Maintain Status

5. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease

6. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status

7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Maintain Status

8. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Maintain Status

9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Maintain Status

10. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

Budget Stabilization

Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Pennsylvania's budget.

1. Tapping into Pennsylvania's "rainy day" fund
- Yes

2. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- Yes

3. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No

4. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- No

5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No

6. Privatizing certain government services
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Campaign Finance and Government Reform

Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?

1. Individual
- Yes

2. Political Action Committee
- Yes

3. Corporate
- Yes

4. Political Party
- Yes

5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Crime and Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes

2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes

3. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- No

4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes

5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No Answer

6. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- E - difficult to answer yes or no

Economic

1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes

3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- Yes

4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- Yes

7. Do you support the taxation of cigars and smokeless tobacco?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support national education standards?
- No

2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- Yes

3. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- No

4. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes

5. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes

6. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Pennsylvania high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Environment and Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes

2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for improvements to Pennsylvania's energy infrastructure?
- Yes

5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes

6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Gun

1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No Answer

2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- Yes

3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- Yes

4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- a - I believe that present restrictions are sufficient

Health

1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No

2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- No Answer

3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- No Answer

4. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- No

5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes

6. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Pennsylvania?
- No

7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- B & C difficult to answer yes or no

Social

1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes

2. Should Pennsylvania allow same-sex couples to form civil unions?
- Yes

3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- No

5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- No

6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Pennsylvania's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Pennsylvania's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Legislative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- 1) Campaign Finance Reform2) D & A funding and creating a Dept of D & A Programs

Speeches