Thursday, January 3, 2013
Former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Brennan pleads guilty to DUI and simple assault but gets probation for simple assault.
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Thursday, January 3
A Lehigh County judge sentenced former State Representative Joe Brennan to a mandatory 90 days in prison Thursday after he pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alchohol. Judge Maria Dantos also sentenced Brennan to 18 months' probation for simple assault stemming from the same incident when he struck his wife on Aug. 15 at their Fountain Hill home before driving away drunk. His blood-alcohol content measured 0.22 percent. The state's legal limit is 0.08 percent. Brennan, who must also pay a $1,500 fine, will begin serving his sentence Monday in Lehigh County Prison. Assistant District Attorney Stephen VanNatten said Brennan's wife, who did not attend the sentencing, did not want her husband to serve time in prison…
Friday, November 30, 2012
Embattled state Rep. Joe Brennan, who ends his tenure today, will continue to collect Pennsylvania state salary and benefits as a research analyst for Democratic Party Caucus.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Beleaguered state Rep. Joe Brennan finishes up his tenure as a legislator today amid pending charges that he assaulted his wife and drove away drunk on an August afternoon. But he’ll spend no time on the unemployment line. In fact, Capitolwire.com reported Thursday, Brennan will continue to collect a paycheck from the state of Pennsylvania as an employee of the House Democratic Caucus. Brennan will start a new job as a research analyst in the caucus’ Legislative Policy and Research Office on Monday. The salary is $72,000 a year – about $10,000 less than what he makes as a legislator – and he will continue to receive the same health benefits for which members and staff are eligible, Capitolwire reported. The job will be considered an …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Democrats picked Whitehall Township's Dan McNeill to replace state Rep. Joe Brennan in the 133rd House race this fall.
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Local Democrats met Sunday and selected Danny McNeill, 65, of Whitehall Township to replace state Rep. Joe Brennan as their candidate in the 133rd House race this fall, according to the Morning Call. McNeill, 65, is a Whitehall Township commissioner and former union leader. Brennan withdrew from the race after being charged with assaulting his wife and driving drunk two weeks ago. Patch readers said Brennan should step down in an informal poll taken after his arrest. Sunday's vote will be submitted to the state Democratic Party's executive committee for review. A final decision on Brennan's replacement is expected tomorrow, according to Lehigh Valley Live.
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7:58 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013
Somebody with Former Pa. Rep. Joe Brennan's problems should not have gotten to be a legislator. It seems that voters need to know more about the people they elect. Making voting easier for uninformed voters is not likely to result in better government. more ›