Robert Casey
Governor of Pennsylvania
Died when: 68 years 142 days (820 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Robert Patrick Casey Sr. (January 9, 1932 – May 30, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as the 42nd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995.
He served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 22nd district from 1963 to 1968 and as Auditor General of Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1977.
Casey was best known for leading the anti-abortion wing of the Democratic Party, taking the lead in fighting Planned Parenthood v.
Casey, a major Supreme Court case that upheld almost all the prohibitions on abortion that Casey signed into law.He championed unions, believed in government as a beneficent force, and supported gun rights.
His son, Bob Casey Jr., also served as Auditor General of Pennsylvania and went on to serve as Pennsylvania Treasurer and as United States Senator from Pennsylvania, a position he holds as of 2022.