Dennis M. O’Brien

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dennis M. O'Brien
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 22, 1952(1952-06-22)
Age	72
Birthplace	Philadelphia
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Gemini

Dennis M. O'Brien Biography

Dennis M. O'Brien is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 22, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Dennis Michael O’Brien (born 1952) is a American Republican Party politician who was Speaker of the 137th House of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2007 to 2008. The first time he was elected, it was in

1976. O’Brien was a member of in the 169th Legislative District of the Pennsylvania State House for the majority of four years. He was an elected Member of the Philadelphia City Council for one term from 2012 to 2016.

O’Brien won what is described by the media as the “underground write-in campaign” in the 2008 Democratic primary election. There was no Democrat in the race, a write-in contender appeared to get a spot in the ballot for November for a Democrat. He ran himself and beat his opponent by 1,372-416. This means that O’Brien appeared on both the parties of elections general.

O’Brien announced his intention to run for one of the minority seats on Philadelphia’s City Council in 2011. He, attorney David Oh, and incumbent Frank Rizzo were considered the clear favorites among the Republican contenders. On May 17, 2011, in spite of not being supported by any of the party organizations, O’Brien won one of the five GOP nominations for the City Council’s at-large seats, with 17.32% of the vote. Oh won 18.50% of the vote, being first among the field of candidates, while Rizzo was soundly defeated, coming in 7th out of nine candidates—a result some have attributed to his involvement in DROP, the Deferred Retirement Option Plan. O’Brien went on to be the top finisher among the minority party candidates with an approximately 10,000-vote lead. He was sworn into Council on January 2, 2012.

After the 2008 election after the 2008 election, the Democrats took advantage of the opportunity to place their own candidates in the Speaker’s seat. Rep. Keith McCall of Carbon County was elected Speaker, with O’Brien having opted out of the race. He was appointed the chairman in the minority for the House Committee on Children and Youth. In addition to these duties, O’Brien worked with the Department of Public Welfare to make sure that the legislation was implemented. Act 62 (mandating autism insurance in Pennsylvania) that he wrote and passed when he was the Speaker.

Dennis M. O'Brien Net Worth

Dennis M. O'Brien is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dennis M. O'Brien 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

O’Brien initially was elected to his seat in the Pennsylvania House in 1976 and was elected for two terms, before resigning his seat in the year 1980 to contest the fellow Republican Charles Dougherty for his congressional seat.

O’Brien was defeated by Dougherty by more than 480 votes during the primary. In 1982, O’Brien ran for his former position on the Pennsylvania House and won. He was elected again in each subsequent election that he was a candidate. Prior to his rise to Speakership, he was the chair of the House Committees on Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Health and Human Services, Consumer Affairs, Judiciary. After leaving the Speaker’s office He was chairman of the Committee on Children and Youth.

He worked with Governor Ed Rendell to organize a Bureau of Autism Services within the state’s Office of Developmental Programs. In 2008, one of his bills, requiring insurance companies to cover autism treatment, was passed and signed into law.

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Dennis Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dennis M. O'Brien celebrates birthday on June 22 of every year.