Bob O'Donnell

Robert W. O'Donnell (born September 25, 1943) is an American Democratic Party politician who is a former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. O'Donnell was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1974. He was the majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1989–90, and was the speaker from 1990–92. He was elected in January 1990 following the death of James Manderino. O'Donnell is a graduate of Temple University and earned a juris doctor. In 1995, he formed O’Donnell Associates, a lobbying and governmental relations firm to represent business and governmental clients before state and local governments in Pennsylvania. O’Donnell has had a distinguished career in law, government and politics before founding the firm. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for twenty years, having served as Speaker of the Hou...