John Estey

American attorney

BA 1984 Carleton College
JD 1989 University of Pittsburgh

Occupation(s)Disbarred (i.e., former) AttorneyPolitical partyDemocrat

John H. Estey is a now-disbarred attorney who served as chief of staff to Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell from 2003 until 2007.^[1]^[2] He served as interim president of the Milton Hershey School for the 2013–2014 school year and currently serves as executive vice president – administration at Hershey Trust Company, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Before joining Hershey Trust Company, Estey was a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP in Philadelphia, where he was a co-chair of the Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs Group.^[3] He has served as the chairman of the board of commissioners of the Delaware River Port Authority and as chairman of the board of directors of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority^[4] He serves as chairman of board of directors of the Independence Visitor Center in Philadelphia,^[5] and is a member of the boards of directors of the Gettysburg Foundation and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation.^[6]

He was named to the Pennsylvania Report "PA Report 100" list of politically influential personalities in 2003.^[7]

He was named to the PoliticsPA "Power 50" list.^[8] In 2010, Politics Magazine named him one of the "Top 10 Democrats" in Pennsylvania.^[9]

In May 2016, he was charged with wire fraud, having pocketed $13,000 that an FBI sting operation had given to him in an investigation into illegal lobbying of legislators.^[10]^[11] On May 10, 2016, he pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud, committed in 2011. On February 23, 2017, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court disbarred Estey.^{[citation needed]}

References

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^ "John H. Estey emerges from the background as a power broker".
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "About Visit Philadelphia".
^ "The PA Report "Power 75" List" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capitol Growth. January 31, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2006.
^ "Power 50". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2003. Archived from the original on 2004-04-17.
^ Roarty, Alex; Sean Coit (January 2010). "Pennsylvania Influencers" (PDF). Politics Magazine. pp. 44–49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-29.
^ Fernandez, Bob (3 May 2016). "AG wants to remove 3 leaders of Hershey Trust". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ "Few details available in Estey bombshell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

Government offices
Preceded by Dave Sanko	Chief of Staff for The Governor of Pennsylvania 2003–2007	Succeeded by Gregory C. Fajt

Cabinet of Governor Ed Rendell (2003–2011)

Cabinet
Secretary of Community and Economic Development	Dennis Yablonsky (2003–2008) George Cornelius (2009–2011)
Secretary of Aging	Nora Dowd Eisenhower (2003–2008) John Michael Hall (2009–2011)
Insurance Commissioner	Diane Koken (2003–2007) Joel Ario (2007–2011)
Secretary of Corrections	Jeffrey A. Beard (2003–2011)
Secretary of Transportation	Allen Biehler (2003–2011)
Secretary of the Commonwealth	Pedro Cortés (2003–2010) Basil L. Merenda (2010–2011)
Secretary of General Services	Don Cunningham (2003–2005) James Creedon (2005–2011)
Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources	Michael DiBerardinis (2003–2009)
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director	David Sanko (2003–2004) Adrian R. King (2005) James R. Joseph (2005–2007) Robert P. French (2007–2011)
Secretary of Health	Calvin B. Johnson (2003–2008) Everette James (2008–2011)
Secretary of Banking	A. William Schenck (2003–2006) Steven Kaplan (2007–2011)
Secretary of Environmental Protection	Kathleen McGinty (2003–2008) John Hanger (2009–2011)
State Police Commissioner	Jeffrey B. Miller (2003–2008) Frank Pawlowski (2008–2011)
Secretary of Public Welfare	Estelle Richman (2003–2011)
Secretary of Labor & Industry	Stephen Schmerin (2003–2008) Sandi Vito (2009–2011)
Secretary of Agriculture	Dennis C. Wolff (2003–2009) Russell Redding (2009–2011)
Secretary of Revenue	Gregory Fajt (2003–2007) Tom Wolf (2007–2008) Stephen Stetler (2009)
Adjutant General of Military & Veterans Affairs	William B. Lynch (2003–2004) Jessica L. Wright (2004–2011)
Secretary of Administration	Robert S. Barnett (2003–2004) Michael Masch (2004–2005) Joe Martz (2005–2007) Naomi Wyatt (2007–2010) Christian Soura (2010–2011)
Secretary of Education	Vicki Phillips (2003–2004) Francis Barnes (2004–2005) Gerald Zahorchak (2006–2011)

Executive Officers
Chief of Staff	John Estey (2003–2007) Gregory Fajt (2007–2009) Steve Crawford (2009–2011)
Director of the Office of Health Care Reform	Rosemarie Greco (2003–2008)
Secretary of Planning & Policy	Donna Cooper (2004–2010) Ian Rosenblum (2010–2011)
Secretary of Legislative Affairs	Steve Crawford (2003–2009) Colleen Kopp (2009–2011)
Secretary of the Budget	Michael Masch (2003–2008) Mary Soderberg (2008–2011)
Inspector General	Donald Patterson (2003–2011)
General Counsel	Leslie Anne Miller (2003–2005) Barbara Adams (2005–2011)