Background
Greenleaf, Stewart John was born on October 4, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Stewart William and Belford Denner Greenleaf.
Greenleaf, Stewart John was born on October 4, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Stewart William and Belford Denner Greenleaf.
University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). University of Toledo (Juris Doctor, 1966).
His district includes portions of Montgomery and Buckinghamshire Counties. Greenleaf is a 1961 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law. He served as an assistant district attorney in Montgomery County from 1970 to 1977 and also an assistant public defender in Buckinghamshire County.
Melissa Murphy Weber.
In 1971, Greenleaf was elected as a Commissioner for Upper Moreland Township, Pennsylvania. After one term, Greenleaf was elected to a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1976.
He served a single term in the house before winning his bid for the State Senate in 1978. Greenleaf has been re-elected seven times, most recently over Democrat Jeff Albert in 2006.
Greenleaf considered a run for United States. Congress in 1993, briefly forming an exploratory committee to take on Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky.
However, he dropped out before the county endorsement convention. In 2000, Greenleaf did run for Congress, attempting to defeat Republican Joe Hoeffel. Senator Greenleaf is Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and serves on the Appropriations, Banking & Insurance, Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure and Environmental Resources & Energy Committees.
Greenleaf has strongly supported an indoor smoking ban for the state of Pennsylvania, introducing smoking ban legislation in every session since 1993.
Greenleaf signed up to be on the presidential ballot for the Republican Party"s New Hampshire primary. He explained that he did so to focus the debate of the election on the balancing of the federal budget.
He filed with the FEC on December 29, and received a total of 24 votes in the primary, 21st place amongst ballot candidates. Including other write-ins, this tied him with Mitt Romney for third place in the town, behind only Barack Obama and Ron Paul.
Member: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1976-1978. Pennsylvania State Senate, 1978. Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee.
Member: Montgomery County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors).
Married Cecilia Agnus Finley, June 2, 1973.