D’Andrea to run for reelection on LH school board
Joseph (Joe) P. D’Andrea is running for reelection to the school board in Laurel Highlands School District.
He has cross-filed and will appear on both the Democratic and Republican ballots in the May primary.
He has been a resident of Laurel Highlands School District for the past 32 years, and has been a school director for the past three years. He was instrumental in several safety measures installed and instituted in the district’s schools.
D’Andrea has been a private investigator for the past five years. Prior to that, he was a Pennsylvania state police trooper, and retired after 31 years of service. He attained the rank of lieutenant prior to retiring in 2018.
He has been the president of the Gifts for Kids of Fayette County charity affiliated with the Pennsylvania State Police for the past 26 years. D’Andrea is presently on the boards of the Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission Inc. and the Fayette County Career Technical Institute.
D’Andrea is a graduate of California University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania State Police Academy. While with the state police, he was a collision analysis and reconstruction specialist and testified many times in court as an expert witness.
As a sergeant at the state police station in Uniontown, D’Andrea spearheaded the placement of floor plans for all of the Fayette County schools in the police cars for active shooter guidance.
D’Andrea believes in a safe educational environment for children. He also believes in the best curriculum and staff that we can fiscally have without overburdening tax payers, and that hiring the most qualified person for all positions is a good start. He believes parents have stake in the education of their children and should take an active part in that education.
The biggest problem for schools today are funding, and the lingering effects of the covid pandemic. The social and mental stress placed on our students from the pandemic must be addressed as we move forward.
D’Andrea has been married to his wife, former Laurel Highlands School Director Jamie Miller-D’Andrea, for the past 30 years. Both of his children graduated from Laurel Highlands High School. His son is a state trooper and his daughter is presently in medical school.