"Chip" Brightbill (born November 3, 1943) is a former Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate.
He was named runner up for the 2003 Politician of the Year by the political website PoliticsPA, who noted his growing influence in the 2003 budget negotiations.
[6] Brightbill was defeated in the May 2006 Republican primary election by tire salesman Mike Folmer, receiving 36.8% of the vote.
[7] Brightbill's defeat was largely attributed to anger generated over a legislative pay raise vote in July 2005.
[8] At the end of his term, Brightbill joined the Reading law firm of Stevens & Lee in their government affairs practice.