district state_senate predecessor religion birth_place party profession birth_date term_start residence article_title name alma_mater
22nd pennsylvania bob mellow roman catholic scranton , pennsylvania democratic legislator 01 august 1960 january 4 , 2011 archbald , pennsylvania john blake -lrb- pennsylvania state senator -rrb-
 john blake villanova university
john blake -lrb- pennsylvania state senator -rrb-

john blake is a democratic member of the pennsylvania state senate who has represented the 22nd district since 2011 .
blake received a bachelor 's degree from villanova university while playing on the school 's football team .
he then earned a master 's in social work from marywood college and a master 's in business administration from the university of scranton .
blake then took a job as director of the lackawanna county redevelopment authority , ushering in a long career in housing policy .
prior to entering electoral politics , he also held a two year fellowship position under the u.s department of housing and urban development , a job as vice president for community development with pnc bank , and an appointment as the ed rendell administration 's director of policy for northeastern pennsylvania .
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