John Rafferty Jr. (born February 7, 1953) is an American politician and former Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who had represented the 44th District from 2003 to 2019.

[2] Rafferty Jr. represented Pennsylvania's 44th senatorial district which includes parts of Berks, Chester and Montgomery Counties.

As Deputy Attorney General for the Commonwealth from 1988 to 1991, he was assigned to the Criminal Law Division where his primary duty was investigating and prosecuting Medicaid fraud.

Rafferty attended the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and completed his bachelor's degree at Pitt-Johnstown.

He received a master's degree from Beaver College and his Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law.