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Affiliation | Republican |
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Name | John J. "Jack" Whelan |
Address | 712 W. MacDade Blvd. Ridley Township, Pennsylvania , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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January 07, 1960
(64 years)
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Contributor | Scott³ |
Last Modifed | Scott³ May 30, 2011 07:03pm |
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Info | John J. Whelan was administered the oath of office on January 3, 2006, after being elected to a four-year term on County Council the previous November. He served as Commissioner of the Fifth Ward in Ridley Township from January 1996 until he took his seat on the County governing body, serving as the board’s Vice-President and Chairman of Policies and Public Safety. He serves as Municipal Solicitor for Eddystone and Folcroft Boroughs as well as for the Ridley park Borough Zoning Hearing Board.
Mr. Whelan is a partner in the law firm of Whelan, Doyle & Pressman, with offices in Ridley Township. While a student at Temple University School of Law, he served as a legal intern for the Delaware County Legal Assistance Corporation in 1983. He was a Delaware County Assistant District Attorney from 1986-91, serving as Trial Team Leader responsible for case management, assignment and superivison of a trial team. He prosecuted a myriad of criminal defendants for capital offenses as well as for other felonies and misdemeanors.
His areas of responsibility as a Councilman include the Recorder of Deeds, Tax Assessment, Tax Claim Bureau and Treasurer, as well as Risk Management and Consumer Affairs. He is County Council liaison to Community Transit, the Delaware County Housing Authority, the Office of Employment & Training and Workforce Investment Board, the Heritage Commission and the Board of Assessment Appeals.
Mr. Whelan and his wife, Peggy, reside in Ridley Township with their four children.
Education: Cardinal O'Hara H.S.; Temple U., B.A.; Temple U. School of Law, (Juris Doctor)
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