2. ...sorry, only presidential. George Dallas was the only other Pennsylvanian, he was Polk's VP. Winfield Scott Hancock was the only other POTUS nominee from Pennsylvania. Joe Biden is from Scranton, but never ran for office in PA...
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3. Only three Speakers of the House from Pennsylvania, Frederick Muhlenberg (1789-91 & 1793-95), Galusha Grow (1861-63), Samuel Randall (1876-81). Only 5 SCOTUS Justices (no Chief Justice), and Owen Roberts (1930-45) the only one since 1903.
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4. Of course, while it hasn't been a big, important swing state for nearly as long, here's the complete list of major-party POTUS or VP candidates, SCOTUS Justices, or House Speakers from Florida:
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5. Closest to a Floridian we've ever had in any of those roles is Trump, who can claim it as a second home (so did Warren Harding).
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perhaps you're forgetting a very famous president named Benjamin Franklin
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He’s on top of my own personal Mount Rushmore of Presidents.
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James Buchanan pretty much was the worst President we had...so that's probably why.
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Until 2017
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Buchanan butchered it for every Pennsylvanian ever since
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Unless I’m missing something, only 1 VP too; George Dallas.
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