Bruce Beemer

Bruce Beemer (born 1969/70) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th Pennsylvania Attorney General[2] and current Inspector General of Pennsylvania.

Bruce Beemer
Pennsylvania Inspector General
Incumbent
Assumed office January 17, 2017
In office July 25, 2016 – August 31, 2016
49th Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In office August 31, 2016 – January 17, 2017
Governor	Tom Wolf
Preceded by	Kathleen Kane
Succeeded by	Josh Shapiro
Personal details
Born	1969/1970 (age 49–50)[1] Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jodi Beemer
Children	2
Education	University of Scranton (BA) University of Pittsburgh (JD)

Biography

Beemer received his bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton in 1992.[3] He completed his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1995.[3]

Career

Beemer served as a deputy district attorney of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, from 1996 until 2010.[3]

He first entered the Attorney General's office in 2011 as Linda L. Kelly's chief of staff. Kathleen Kane retained Beemer as a staff chief when Kane was elected to the office of Attorney General. Beemer was subsequently promoted to First Deputy Attorney General. In July 2016, Governor Tom Wolf appointed Beemer to the office of Pennsylvania Attorney General[4] to replace Kathleen Kane, who was convicted on felony charges and subsequently resigned. Beemer was unanimously confirmed by the State Senate and took office on August 31. Beemer's term expired in January 2017, and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Josh Shapiro.

References

1. "22 82 shares Bruce Beemer, recently an Attorney General outcast, is picked to help the agency recover from Kathleen Kane turmoil". PennLive. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
2. "Attorney General Bruce Beemer". Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
3. Esack, Steve (2016-08-30). "Meet Pennsylvania's new attorney general". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
4. "First Deputy Attorney General Bruce Beemer to take Wolf Administration appointment". PennLive. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

Legal offices
Preceded by Bruce Castor Acting	Attorney General of Pennsylvania 2016–2017	Succeeded by Josh Shapiro