Corey O'Brien

Corey Daniel O’Brien (born September 11, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners from 2008 to 2015. In 2010, he challenged incumbent Congressman Paul Kanjorski in the May 2010 Democratic primary but lost.

Early life and education He graduated from the Dunmore Junior-Senior High School in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, in 1992.

Early career In 1996 he interned in the White House during the Presidency of Bill Clinton.

Political career In 2008 he served as a member of the Obama for America Pennsylvania Statewide Leadership Council and later an elector for the 56th Electoral College of Pennsylvania.

2010 Congressional election He challenged 13-term incumbent Congressman Paul Kanjorski in the May 2010 Democratic primary. O'Brien received 33.9% of the vote, while Brian Kelly received 16.8% of the vote, and Kanjorski won with 49.3% of the vote. In the general election, Kanjorski was defeated by Republican Lou Barletta.

2011 Commissioner election In 2011, O'Brien selected Jeanette Mariani, the Mayor of Blakely, as his new running mate after Washo announced his retirement. In the Democratic primary, O'Brien finished with the second-highest vote total, narrowly ahead of former county chief of staff Elizabeth Randol, but behind the top vote getter, former State Representative James Wansacz. In the general election, O'Brien and Wansacz received the two highest vote totals, thus continuing the Democratic majority on the board.

Other activities From 2010 to 2014 he served as an investor, co-founder, and later managing member of Rapid Recovery in Allentown and Philadelphia.

He later joined AllOne Health Resources Corporation serving as Vice President for Business Development from 2015 to 2016 and currently Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer since 2016.

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