PA-06: Guy Ciarrocchi (R)
Guy Ciarrocchi was born in South Philly, the grandson of Italian and Irish immigrants. He started delivering papers at 13 and bussed tables at a local restaurant. With his family’s help, he was the first Ciarrocchi to graduate college from St. Joseph’s and later Villanova Law School.
Since January 2014, he has served as president & CEO of the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry. Prior to the Chamber, he served in several executive policy-making and leadership roles including chief of staff to: Lt. Governor Jim Cawley, Rep. Jim Gerlach and state Sen. Melissa Hart.
He served as the Director of Public Affairs for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia engaging legislators and community leaders—and building relationships and coalitions for shared policy and social service goals.
Under President George W. Bush, he was appointed to serve as a regional director of HUD overseeing programs, education and outreach across the mid-Atlantic region. In 2004, Guy served as the campaign manager of the Bush-Cheney re-election in Pennsylvania.
When not working, he can usually be found coaching softball which he has been doing since 2000. He and his wife, Chris, have three children and two dogs and live in Paoli, in the community where he served as an elected township supervisor.
The above information was sourced from the candidate’s website.