Mike Turzai

Mike Turzai
140th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office January 6, 2015 – June 15, 2020
Preceded by	Sam Smith
Succeeded by	Bryan Cutler
Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office January 4, 2011 – January 6, 2015
Preceded by	Todd A. Eachus
Succeeded by	Dave Reed
Minority Whip of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office January 6, 2009 – January 4, 2011
Leader	Mike Turzai
Preceded by	Dave Argall
Succeeded by	Mike Hanna
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 28th district
In office July 12, 2001 – June 15, 2020
Preceded by	Jane Orie
Succeeded by	Rob Mercuri
Personal details
Born	(1959-08-02) August 2, 1959 (age 65) Sewickley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lidia Turzai
Education	University of Notre Dame (BA) Duke University (JD)

Michael Coyne Turzai (born August 2, 1959) is an American politician and former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who served as Speaker of the House. He is from Allegheny County and represented the 28th legislative district between 2001 and 2020.^[1][2] His district included the municipalities of Pine Township, Marshall Township, Bradford Woods, Franklin Park, and McCandless.^[3] Turzai served as the House Majority Leader from 2011 until 2015, and was elected Speaker in January 2015. He was a candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2018^[4] until he suspended his campaign in February 2018.^[5] He resigned from his House seat in 2020; after leaving office, he became general counsel for Peoples Gas, a subsidiary of Essential Utilities.