Dan Truitt

Daniel Truitt is an American politician and engineer, and member of the Libertarian Party.^[3] In 2010, while a member of the Republican Party, he was elected to represent the Chester County-based 156th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, defeating Democratic incumbent Rep. Barbara McIlvaine Smith. He was in turn defeated in his 2016 bid for re-election by West Chester Mayor Carolyn Comitta, another Democrat.^[4]

Dan Truitt
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 156th district
In office January 4, 2011 – November 30, 2016
Preceded by	Barbara McIlvaine Smith
Succeeded by	Carolyn Comitta
Personal details
Political party	Republican (before 2018) Libertarian (after 2018)[1]
Spouse	Michele
Residence	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Drexel University Villanova University West Chester University[2]
Occupation	Engineer, politician

Truitt left the GOP and joined the Libertarian Party in 2018, and, in April 2022, became the chairman of the Chester County Libertarian Party.^[5]