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'Phillip Sheridan "Phil" English' (born June 20, 1956) has served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995 from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, since 2003 representing the state's 3rd Congressional district (map).
English was born in Erie, Pennsylvania and he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. While in college, he served as Chairman of the Pennsylvania College Republicans. U.S. Senator Rick Santorum has said before that while he was attending Penn State University, English knocked on his dorm room door early one morning and told him he was going to start a College Republicans organization there. At age 20 he still holds a record (which was later tied in 2000) for being the youngest Pennsylvania Alternate Delegate to a Republican National Convention, set in 1976.
English served as Erie, Pennsylvania, City Controller from 1985 to 1989. In 1988 he was the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania Treasurer but was defeated by Democrat Catherine Baker Knoll. He stayed in politics and served as Chief of Staff for then State Senator Melissa Hart.
English was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican in 1994 to the 21st District House seat that Tom Ridge had vacated in his successful run for Governor. (Redistricting put him in the 3rd District from the 2002 election onward.)
As a freshman member being elected from a marginal district, English was at first considered vulnerable. English sits on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. English was re-elected in a close race in 1996 but he hasn't had serious competition in his last three re-election races. He won reelection over Democrat Steve Porter, a former Mercyhurst College professor in 2006 by a margin of 54% to 42% with 4% going to Constitution Party candidate Tim Hagberg.
Now in his seventh term, English has been quietly moving up the seniority ladder in the House and on the Ways and Means Committee.
Phil English is a graduate of Portsmouth Abbey School, a prestigious college prep school in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

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★ U.S. Congressman Phil English 'official House site'

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★ Federal Election Commission — Philip S. English campaign finance reports and data

★ On the Issues — Phil English issue positions and quotes

★ OpenSecrets.org — Phil English campaign contributions

★ Project Vote Smart — Representative Philip 'Phil' English (PA) profile

★ SourceWatch Congresspedia — Phil English profile

★ Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: Phil English voting record

★ Phil English 'official campaign site'

★ PA Politics interview