Paul Drucker

Paul J. Drucker (born April 17, 1945) is an American politician and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 157th district from 2009 through 2010 as a Democrat.

Professional career Drucker is a practicing attorney. He has held a variety of positions, including working in the district attorney's office under future Senator Arlen Specter. Drucker has worked as a lecturer, and as a judge pro tem for the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court. He is also certified mediator in U.S. District Court, a Hearing Committee member of the Disciplinary Board of the state Supreme Court and a member of the board of directors of the First Bank of Philadelphia.

State House career 2008 election campaign On November 4, 2008, he was elected to the State House, succeeding retiring Republican Carole A. Rubley. He defeated his opponent, Guy Ciarrocchi, by a margin of 50.9% to 49.1%.

The race was considered one of the nastiest and most expensive in the state. Both candidates launched websites attacking one another. Ciarrocchi, then-Chief of Staff to Congressman Jim Gerlach, attacked Drucker's legal career through a website called "slip and fall Paul". Drucker's campaign attacked Ciarrocchi's political background through a website called "what kind of Guy". In the end, Drucker narrowly defeated his opponent in a count that stretched into the morning following election day.