Russell Diamond
Russell Diamond (Republican Party) is a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives, representingDistrict 102. He assumed office on December 1, 2014. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.
Diamond (Republican Party) ran for re-election to thePennsylvania House of Representatives to representDistrict 102. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.
Diamond completed Ballotpedia'sCandidate Connection survey in 2024.Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Russell Diamond was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania. His career experience includes working as a business owner.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Diamond was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Diamond was assigned to the following committees:
- Liquor Control Committee
- House State Government Committee,Subcommittee Chair on Government Information Technology & Communication
- House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee
- Gaming Oversight Committee
2019-2020
Diamond was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee
- Gaming Oversight Committee
- House Finance Committee
- House State Government Committee,Secretary
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017 |
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| •Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
| •Gaming Oversight |
| •Local Government |
| •Tourism & Recreational Development |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Diamond served on the following committees:
| Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| •Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
| •Gaming Oversight |
| •Human Services |
| •Tourism & Recreational Development |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102
IncumbentRussell Diamond won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Russell Diamond (R)  | 94.8 | 27,886 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.2 | 1,516 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 | Total votes: 29,402 | ||
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Democratic primary election
No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Laura Quick (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102
IncumbentRussell Diamond defeatedRachel Moyer in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russell Diamond | 65.0 | 5,782 |
| Rachel Moyer | 34.6 | 3,083 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 35 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 8,900 | ||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
State Senate
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102
IncumbentRussell Diamond defeatedLaura Quick in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russell Diamond (R) | 70.1 | 19,142 |
 | Laura Quick (D) | 29.9 | 8,170 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 27,312 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102
Laura Quick advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Quick | 100.0 | 3,125 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,125 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102
IncumbentRussell Diamond advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russell Diamond | 100.0 | 9,267 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 9,267 | ||
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Campaign finance
Lieutenant Governor
See also: Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Austin Davis defeatedCarrie DelRosso,Timothy McMaster,Michael Bagdes-Canning, andNicole Shultz in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Austin Davis (D) | 56.5 | 3,031,137 |
 | Carrie DelRosso (R) | 41.7 | 2,238,477 | |
 | Timothy McMaster (L) | 1.0 | 51,611 | |
 | Michael Bagdes-Canning (G) | 0.5 | 24,436 | |
 | Nicole Shultz (Keystone Party of Pennsylvania) | 0.4 | 20,518 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 5,366,179 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Austin Davis defeatedBrian Sims andRay Sosa in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Davis | 63.0 | 768,141 |
 | Brian Sims | 25.1 | 305,959 | |
 | Ray Sosa | 11.9 | 145,228 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,219,328 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carrie DelRosso | 25.6 | 318,970 |
 | Rick Saccone | 15.7 | 195,774 | |
 | Teddy Daniels | 12.1 | 150,935 | |
 | Clarice Schillinger | 11.9 | 148,442 | |
 | Jeff Coleman | 10.1 | 126,072 | |
 | James Jones | 9.1 | 113,966 | |
| Russell Diamond | 6.0 | 74,265 | |
 | John Brown | 4.8 | 59,267 | |
 | Chris Frye | 4.7 | 58,752 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,246,443 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gerald Carnicella (R)
- Brandon Flood (R)
- Angela Grant (R)
2020
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102
IncumbentRussell Diamond defeatedMatthew Duvall in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russell Diamond (R) | 70.2 | 23,197 |
 | Matthew Duvall (D) | 29.8 | 9,845 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 33,042 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102
Matthew Duvall advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Duvall | 100.0 | 3,546 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,546 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102
IncumbentRussell Diamond advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russell Diamond | 100.0 | 8,245 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 8,245 | ||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102
IncumbentRussell Diamond won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russell Diamond (R) | 100.0 | 17,966 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 17,966 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102
IncumbentRussell Diamond advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russell Diamond | 100.0 | 4,957 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 4,957 | ||
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2016
Elections for thePennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.
IncumbentRussell Diamond defeatedJacob Long in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 general election.[2][3]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Russell DiamondIncumbent | 69.91% | 19,858 | |
| Democratic | Jacob Long | 30.09% | 8,549 | |
| Total Votes | 28,407 | |||
| Source:Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
Jacob Long ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 102 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jacob Long (unopposed) | |
IncumbentRussell Diamond defeatedThomas Houtz in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 102 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Russell DiamondIncumbent | 55.52% | 6,200 | |
| Republican | Thomas Houtz | 44.48% | 4,968 | |
| Total Votes | 11,168 | |||
2014
Elections for thePennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014.Russell Diamond was unopposed in the Republican primary.Joseph Eisenhauer (R) was removed from the ballot on March 27, 2014, andWanda Bechtold (R) was removed on April 2, 2014. Diamond defeated write-in candidateJake Long (D) andRobert McAteer (McAteer For House) in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Russell Diamond | 48% | 7,668 | |
| Democratic | Jake Long | 27.8% | 4,446 | |
| Independent | Robert McAteer | 24.2% | 3,861 | |
| Total Votes | 15,975 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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In 1992, his passion for music led him to open a small recording studio in Lebanon. The business subsequently gained regional acclaim and was transformed into the nationally known CD and manufacturing and duplicating service known as Raintree Multimedia.
Prior to being elected to office, Russ was a well-known and highly effective government reform advocate, leading the charge against the infamous midnight pay raise of 2005. His organization recruited over 110 candidates for the General Assembly, the largest such effort in state history by a non-partisan organization.
His group also led the charge in the first-ever non-retention of a PA Supreme Court Justice, which cleared a path for Republicans to take the majority on the Court in 2007.
He was named one of three Citizens of the Year by the Philadelphia Inquirer for his work in 2006. Later that same year, Russ received the Public Service Achievement Award from Common Cause of Pennsylvania and was named Communicator of the Year by the Harrisburg chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators.
First elected to the General Assembly in 2015, Russ introduced a bill to bring industiral hemp back- First, a good legislator needs to know their district. Russ has lived his entire life in the 102nd District. His instinctive knowledge of Lebanon County attitudes and traditions is very instructive to his legislative duties.
Second, a good legislator needs to know Pennsylvania as a whole. Russ has crisscrossed the Commonwealth on 6 separate occasions during his campaigns as an award-winning citizen activist and candidate over the last 20 years.
Finally, a good legislator needs to know the legislative process. Russ authored bills that were introduced word for word by other lawmakers long before he was elected to be a state legislator himself in 2014. - In 2005, Russ spoke the truth about the midnight pay raise and helped change Pennsylvania for the better. In 2014, he spoke the truth about bogus smear campaigns & character attacks and won a seat in the General Assembly. And in 2020, he spoke the truth about Tom Wolf’s Covid lockdowns and helped change Pennsylvania for the better again.In all of those instances, Diamond stood for the truth despite knowing that many would criticize him for taking such a stand. But each time, events proved he was on the right side of history.
- Russ’s re-election in 2024 could prove to be very meaningful for Lebanon County. The county has not been represented on the House Republican leadership team since the late H. Jack Seltzer’s retirement as Speaker of the House over 40 years ago. As the state’s second-fastest growing county, a potential leadership role for Diamond based on his experience and positive relationships with colleagues would be very significant for our county’s future.
Russ is the House Republican designee to the Joint State Government Commission's Election Law Advisory Board.
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2022
Russell Diamond did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Russell Diamond did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Russell Diamond did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
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| 2024* | Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 | Won general | $85,073 | $82,427 |
| 2022 | Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania | Lost primary | $64,640 | $41,699 |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 | Won general | $0 | $0 |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 | Won general | $34,360 | N/A** |
| 2018 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 | Won general | $24,975 | N/A** |
| 2016 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 102 | Won | $23,499 | N/A** |
| 2014 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 102 | Won | $26,394 | N/A** |
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2024
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 | Officeholder Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 | Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 19, 2024
- ↑Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑4.04.1Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑5.05.1Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Objections Cases Filed with the Department of State," accessed April 29, 2014
- ↑Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
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