Jeffrey W. Coy (October 6, 1951 – June 4, 2018) was an American politician who was a member of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
A 1969 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High School,[3] Coy earned a degree from Shippensburg University in 1973,[3] and served as a director for the Shippensburg-based Orrstown Bank.
[6] In 1995, he was elected to serve as Democratic (Minority) Caucus Secretary.
[8] In August, Coy was nominated by the House Democratic leader Bill DeWeese[9] to become a member of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, a controversial nomination because of a provision of the Pennsylvania Constitution prohibiting legislators from serving on such boards "during the time for which he was elected".
[8] Senate Republicans interpreted the phrase to mean the entire two-year legislative term, which would expire on November 30, 2004, and suggested that the Democrats appoint a placeholder until the end of the legislative term.