ENG: Mark Stephen Critz (born January 5, 1962) is a former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, having served since the special election in 2010. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, which is located in the southwestern portion of the state, stretches from Johnstown to the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh.
Critz was the district director for the 12th's longtime congressman, John Murtha. Following Murtha's death, Critz won the May 2010 special election with 53% of the vote to complete Murtha's term. Critz was sworn in on May 20. Critz won a full term in November 2010 to represent the 12th District in Congress. He was defeated in November 2012 by Republican challenger Keith Rothfus.
Early life, education, and pre-congressional career
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House Speaker Pelosi (is flanked by J. Murtha and Nancy Critz during a mock swearing-in for Rep. Critz moments after he was sworn in on the floor of the House on Capitol Hill. , positive
With the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure set to markup the surface transportation bill this week, Congressman Mark S. Critz (PA-12) sent this letterto Chairman John Mica (FL-07) today, urging him to repeal the current toll credit language so that states can count toll credits as the required match for transportation projects in the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS).
The 2005 federal transportation bill contained language that modified how the non-federal portion of transportation projects could be financed. As a result, toll credits could no longer be ...
The United Steelworkers (USW) today endorsed U.S. Rep. Mark Critz for re-election as the representative of southwestern Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District.
USW International President Leo W. Gerard said Critz has the endorsement of the international union, all of the USW local union presidents in the 12th Congressional District and SOAR, the union’s retiree organization.The USW represents more than 32,000 active and retired workers in the union-dense 12th District, which encompasses all of Greene and portions of Allegheny, Armstrong, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana, Somerset, ...
Congressman Mark S. Critz (PA-12) announced that he has been asked to join the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, a panel charged with seeking out waste, fraud, and inefficiencies within the Department of Defense. This is the third subcommittee assignment for Critz, who currently serves on the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee and the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee.
“With western Pennsylvania’s large number of servicemembers, veterans and defense related- industry, I’m excited at the opportunity to ...