Carrie DelRosso

Carrie A. Lewis DelRosso^[3] is an American politician and businesswoman who served one term as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 33rd district from 2021 to 2022. She was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2022 election, running on the party's general election ticket with Doug Mastriano.

Carrie DelRosso
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 33rd district
In office January 5, 2021[1] – November 30, 2022
Preceded by	Frank Dermody
Succeeded by	Mandy Steele
Personal details
Born	1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)[2] Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Children	3
Education	University of Pittsburgh
Website	carrielewisdelrosso.com

Early life and education

DelRosso was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.^[4] She graduated from West Scranton High School and studied at the University of Pittsburgh.^[3]

Career before politics

From 1996 to 2006, DelRosso worked as an insurance specialist for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and currently runs a public relations company.^[5][6] She was hired by the Riverview School District as a public relations consultant in 2016, and left that position at the end of 2019, citing her other PR roles for the Penn Hills, Verona, and Plum school districts.^[7]

Political career

In 2017, DelRosso was elected to serve on the Oakmont Borough Council and was sworn in on January 2, 2018.^[3][8] In November 2020, she won the election to represent Pennsylvania's 33rd House district, beating then-Pennsylvania House Minority Leader Frank Dermody 51% to 49%.^[6][9][10] Following the election she resigned from the Oakmont Borough Council; her resignation was made effective on December 31, 2020.^[11]

Following redistricting of the state House maps, DelRosso would have been unable to run again in the 33rd district.^[12] On February 2, 2022, DelRosso announced she would be seeking the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2022 election.^[1] She ran televised advertisements statewide to gain recognition and later won the nomination with 25.66% of the vote.^[2][13]

DelRosso appeared on the general election ballot alongside gubernatorial nominee Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano. DelRosso was not Mastriano's endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor in primary election; Mastriano supported candidate Teddy Daniels who received 12% of the vote.^[2][13] Despite not being Mastriano's preferred candidate, DelRosso said she would work with Mastriano on initiatives such as election integrity, school choice, and energy policy.^[14] She and Mastriano ran against the Democratic nominees for governor and lieutenant governor, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania State Representative Austin Davis, respectively, and lost on November 8.^[2][15] Following the election loss, DelRosso registered as a lobbyist for the law firm Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC.^[16]

In July 2023, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey nominated DelRosso to a seat on the city's newly created infrastructure commission. However, Gainey pulled DelRosso's nomination after members of the Pittsburgh City Council expressed reservations over DelRosso's past policy positions, including a bill vetoed by Governor Tom Wolf that would have prohibited transgender college athletes from competing in the sport of their gender identity.^[17][18]

Political positions

DelRosso has said she is "anti-establishment".^[19] She opposed mandates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[20] She has promoted mail-in and absentee ballots.^[19][20] DelRosso criticized the 2021 United States Capitol attack for its lawlessness and violence.^[19]

Electoral history

2017 Oakmont Borough Council Republican primary election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Laurie J. Saxon	328	28.85
	Republican	Justin Lokay	313	27.53
	Republican	Carrie DelRosso	265	23.31
	Republican	Nicholas I. Armstrong	228	20.05
	Write-in		3	0.26
Total votes			1,137	100.00

2017 Oakmont Borough Council election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leah Powers	1,169	15.49
	Republican	Justin Lokay	1,085	14.38
	Republican	Carrie DelRosso	1,054	13.97
	Democratic	Patricia Friday	1,039	13.77
	Democratic	David Brankley	1,010	13.39
	Republican	Laurie J. Saxon	943	12.5
	Democratic	Jay Weinberg	688	9.12
	Republican	Nicholas I. Armstrong	549	7.28
	Write-in		8	0.11
Total votes			7,585	100.00%

2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 33rd District^[9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carrie DelRosso	16,359	51.31
	Democratic	Frank Dermody (incumbent)	15,471	48.53
	Write-in		51	00.16
Total votes			31,881	100.00%

2022 Republican primary, Pennsylvania lieutenant governor^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carrie DelRosso	318,537	25.66
	Republican	Richard Saccone	195,171	15.72
	Republican	Theodore Daniels	150,749	12.14
	Republican	Clarice D. Schillinger	147,705	11.90
	Republican	Jeffrey H. Coleman	125,059	10.07
	Republican	James E. Jones	113,183	9.12
	Republican	Russell H. Diamond	73,751	5.94
	Republican	John A. Brown	58,961	4.75
	Republican	Christopher C. Frye, Jr.	58,403	4.70
Total votes				100.00%

2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Shapiro Austin Davis	3,031,137	56.49%
	Republican	Doug Mastriano Carrie DelRosso	2,238,477	41.71%
	Libertarian	Matt Hackenburg Tim McMaster	51,611	0.96%
	Green	Christina DiGiulio Michael Bagdes-Canning	24,436	0.46%
	Keystone	Joe Soloski Nicole Shultz	20,518	0.38%

References

1. Deto, Ryan (February 2, 2022). "State Rep. Carrie DelRosso announces run for lieutenant governor". TribLIVE. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
2. Murphy, Jan (May 17, 2022). "Carrie DelRosso wins GOP nomination for lieutenant governor". PennLive Patriot-News. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
3. "CARRIE A. LEWIS DELROSSO - PA House of Representatives". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
4. "Representative Carrie Lewis DelRosso". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
5. "Carrie DelRosso's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
6. Divittorio, Michael (November 11, 2020). "Oakmont Councilwoman Carrie DelRosso claims victory in race to unseat Frank Dermody". TribLIVE. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
7. Michael DiVittorio, Riverview School District's PR consultant resigns, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (November 6, 2019).
8. "Microsoft Word - minutes obc reorg 1.2.18.docx" (PDF). The Borough of Oakmont, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. January 2, 2018. p. 1. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
9. 2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election 33rd District, Westmorland County, PA
10. 2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election 33rd District, Allegheny County, PA
11. Divittorio, Michael (December 21, 2020). "Oakmont councilwoman resigns borough post to join state House". TribLIVE. Trib Total Media. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
12. Lauer, Hallie; Axelrod, Joshua (May 18, 2022). "McKeesport's Austin Davis, Oakmont's Carrie DelRosso secure lieutenant governor spots". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
13. "Carrie DelRosso wins Republican nomination for Lt. Governor". FOX43 WPMT-TV. May 17, 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
14. Lehman, Tom (July 9, 2022). "One-on-one with Republican lieutenant governor candidate Carrie Lewis DelRosso". WGAL News 8. Hearst Television Inc. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
15. Smith, Allan (November 9, 2022). "Democrat Josh Shapiro defeats Republican Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania governor's race". NBC News. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
16. Lauer, Hallie (January 30, 2024). "Battle for the 32nd: Competition heats up as two Democrats to compete in primary". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
17. Koscinski, Kiley (July 18, 2023). "City Council pumps the brakes on filling Pittsburgh's infrastructure commission". 90.5 WESA. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
18. Koscinski, Kiley (July 26, 2023). "Pittsburgh City Council approves Gainey's picks for infrastructure commission — with one exception". 90.5 WESA. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
19. Smith, Allan; Kapur, Sahil (May 20, 2022). "Pa. Republicans brace for 'crazy dynamic' in midterm fight with far-right Mastriano on top". NBC News. NBC Universal. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
20. Sheehan, Daniel Patrick (May 17, 2022). "Decision time is here again: What you need to know about today's primary election in Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley". The Morning Call. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
21. "MEMBER OF COUNCIL OAKMONT". Allegheny County, PA May 16, 2017 2017 Primary Election. www.scytl.us. March 5, 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
22. 2017 Oakmont Borough Council election
23. 2022 Republican primary, Pennsylvania lieutenant governor
24. "2022 General Election". Pennsylvania Elections - Summary Results. Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

Party political offices
Preceded by Jeff Bartos	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 2022	Most recent