Rich Negrin
Rich Negrin | |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Secretary of Environmental Protection | |
| In office June 27, 2023 – December 9, 2023 | |
| Governor | Josh Shapiro |
| Preceded by | Patrick McDonnell |
| Succeeded by | Jess Shirley (Interim Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Wagner College (BS) Rutgers Law School (JD) |
Rich Negrin is an American lawyer who formerly served as Pennsylvania Secretary of Environmental Protection from June to December 2023.[1]
Biography
[edit]The son of Cuban immigrants, Negrin was 13 when he witnessed the assassination of his father, the director of a refugee services center in New Jersey, by anti-Castro activists.[2][3] After graduating from Wagner College and Rutgers Law School, he worked as a prosecutor in the Philadelphia District Attorney's office from 1995 to 2000.[4]
Under Mayor Michael Nutter, Negrin was appointed executive director of the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes in 2009 and then the city's managing director and deputy mayor in 2010.[4] He unsuccessfully ran for district attorney in 2017, receiving endorsements from The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Fraternal Order of Police.[5][6] He received 14.2% of the vote in the Democratic primary, placing third behind Larry Krasner and Joe Khan.
In January 2023, Negrin was nominated as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection by Governor Josh Shapiro.[4] He was confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate on June 27, becoming the first Latino to lead the agency.[1] He announced resignation, effective December 9, on October 25, 2023 for medical reasons.[7]
Electoral history
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Larry Krasner | 59,368 | 38.24 | |
| Democratic | Joe Khan | 31,480 | 20.28 | |
| Democratic | Rich Negrin | 22,048 | 14.20 | |
| Democratic | Tariq Karim El-Shabazz | 18,040 | 11.62 | |
| Democratic | Michael W. Untermeyer | 12,709 | 8.19 | |
| Democratic | John O'Neill | 9,246 | 5.96 | |
| Democratic | Teresa Carr Deni | 2,335 | 1.50 | |
| Write-in | 20 | 0.01 | ||
| Total votes | 155,246 | 100.00 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nunez, Alan (June 28, 2023). "PA Senate overwhelmingly confirms Secretary Rich Negrin to lead the Department of Environmental Protection". Al Día.
- ^ Geringer, Dan (February 3, 2012). "City's managing director turns loss of dad, daughter into mission to make others' lives better". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ McFadden, Robert (November 26, 1979). "Cuban Refugee Leader Slain in Union City". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c Seidman, Andrew (January 11, 2023). "Former top Philly official Rich Negrin is Josh Shapiro's pick to lead the Pa. Department of Environmental Protection". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ "Negrin best Democrat for DA; Rhynhart for controller". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 13, 2017.
- ^ Marin, Max (March 15, 2017). "FOP endorsement of DA candidate Negrín draws criticism". City & State PA.
- ^ Murphy, Jan (October 27, 2023). "Shapiro Cabinet officer to resign following six-week medical leave". PennLive Patriot-News. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Additional Election Results Data". 2017-08-23. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved 2023-05-13.