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.[2]

Corey O'Brien
Member of the Lackawanna County
Board of Commissioners
In office
January 7, 2008 – February 15, 2015
Preceded byRobert Cordaro
Succeeded byEdward Staback
Personal details
Born
Corey Daniel O'Brien[1]

September 11th, 1973
Dunmore, Pennsylvania
SpouseMichelle R. O'Brien (divorced)
Children4
ResidenceMoosic, Pennsylvania
EducationPennsylvania State University (B.A.)
Catholic University of America (J.D.)

Early life and education

He graduated from the Dunmore Junior-Senior High School in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, in 1992.[3]

He graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 and from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 2000.[3]

Early career

In 1996 he interned in the White House during the Presidency of Bill Clinton.[3] From 1996 to 1997 he was a press officer with the United States Agency for International Development.[3]

From 1992 to 1997 he served as President of the Dunmore Community Center Development Board in Dunmore, Pennsylvania.[3]

From 2000 to 2005 and again from 2007 to 2008 he practiced law with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton in Washington, D.C.[3]

From 2005 to 2006 he hosted The Pulse with Corey O'Brien on WOLF-TV in Northeastern Pennsylvania.[3] In 2006 he hosted Corey O’Brien Now on WILK News Radio in Northeastern Pennsylvania.[3]

From 2005 to 2007 he served as Of Counsel for Stevens & Lee in Scranton, Pennsylvania.[3]

From 2012 to 2015 he practiced law with his own law firm in Moosic, Pennsylvania.[3]

He later served as a political analyst on the ABC-affiliate, WNEP-TV 16, and WILK News Radio.[4]

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.[3] From 2008 to 2015 he served as a member of the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners.

2007 Commissioner election

In 2007, O'Brien and incumbent Democratic Commissioner Mike Washo took on the two incumbent majority commissioners, Republicans, A.J. Munchak and Robert Cordaro. In November, the Washo-O'Brien ticket defeated the Republican ticket, with only Munchak remaining on the board.[5]

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[3]

Electoral history
Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners: 2007 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike Washo 42,609 34.68
Democratic Corey O'Brien 42,597 34.67
Republican A.J. Munchak 18,780 15.29
Republican Robert Cordaro 18,730 15.25
Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District: 2010 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Paul Kanjorski 33,783 49.3
Democratic Corey O'Brien 23,236 33.9
Democratic Brian Kelly 11,512 16.8
Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners: 2011 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James Wansacz 25,840 29.49
Democratic Corey O'Brien 24,312 27.74
Republican Patrick O'Malley 21,460 24.49
Republican William Jones II 16,019 18.28

References
  1. Corey Daniel O'Brien Martindale
  2. "Kanjorski wins easily; eyes Barletta rematch | the Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton PA - 2011 Luzerne County Elections". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  3. LinkedIn Profile
  4. Corey O'Brien - Former County Commissioner, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
  5. "Home". lackawannacounty.org.
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