Donald A. Bailey

A Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. , July 21, 1945. Attended the public schools of Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties. Graduated, Greensburg (Pa. ) High School, 1963. B. A. , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. , 1967. J. D. , Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pa. , 1976. Served in the United States Army, first lieutenant, Vietnam, 1967-1970. Admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1976 and commenced practice in Greensburg, Pa. , and before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Other past occupations. J. &. L. Steel Corp. , laborer, steel and construction industry, painter, plant security, and assembly line worker. Democratic State committee, administrative head and registration chairman. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and the Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1983). Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1982 to the Ninety-eighth Congress. Was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 1986. Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1985-1989. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination for Auditor General of Pennsylvania in 1990 and for nomination for Auditor General in 1992. Died on March 9, 2020, in Harrisburg, Pa. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.