district predecessor successor party state_house term_start residence article_title name alma_mater
38th kenneth w. ruffing incumbent democratic pennsylvania january 2 , 2007 dravosburg , pennsylvania william c. kortz
 william c. kortz ii indiana university of pennsylvania
william c. kortz

william c. `` bill '' kortz ii is a democratic member of the pennsylvania house of representatives for the 38th legislative district .
he was elected in 2006 .
prior to elective office , kortz served as an operations manager for the irvin plant of u.s. steel .
kortz attended mckeesport area high school and received a bachelor 's degree in criminology from indiana university of pennsylvania .
he also attended classes at the duquesne university m.b.a. program .
kortz , who was affiliated with anti-incumbent group pacleansweep , defeated incumbent representative kenneth w. ruffing in the 2006 democratic party primary .
ruffing faced criticism stemming from his vote in favor of the controversial 2005 legislative pay raise .
