Rick Saccone
Richard Saccone (born February 14, 1958) is an American educator and far-right politician who represented Pennsylvania's 39th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, he was his party's nominee for the March 2018 special election to fill in the vacant U.S. House seat for the 18th congressional district. Saccone lost to Democratic candidate Conor Lamb by a margin of 0.3%.
Rick Saccone | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 39th district | |
| In office January 4, 2011 – November 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | David Levdansky |
| Succeeded by | Mike Puskaric |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Saccone February 14, 1958 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Yong Saccone |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Weber State College (BS) University of Oklahoma (MPA) Naval Postgraduate School (MA) University of Pittsburgh (PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Unit | Office of Special Investigations |
He posted a video of himself on Facebook while standing in view of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. He posted on Facebook that, "We are storming the capitol. Our vanguard has broken thru the barricades. We will save this nation. Are you with me?" He later added that he and the other rioters would "run out all the evil people in there, and all the RINOs that have betrayed our president." Following an investigation into Saccone's role in the attack on the Capitol, Saccone resigned his position as an adjunct professor at Saint Vincent College before he could be dismissed.
On August 31, 2021, Saccone declared his intention to run for Lieutenant Governor in the 2022 gubernatorial election. He finished second in the primary behind Carrie DelRosso.