Jane Earll
Jane M. Earll | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 49th district | |
| Assumed office January 7, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Andrezeski |
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| Born | August 10, 1958 Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Allegheny College, Ohio Northern University, College of Law |
Jane M. Earll is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 49th District since 1997. Earll's term expires in 2012. She is the chair of the Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Committee. [1]
Career
Earll served as Assistant District Attorney for Erie County, Pennsylvania and as an attorney for Richards and Associates.
Pennsylvania Senate
As of 2009, Earll is the chair of the Community, Economic & Recreational Committee, and a member of the Banking & Insurance, Judiciary, Rules & Executive Nominations, Transportation, and Finance (Vice Chair) Committees. [1]
In 2002, she was named to the PoliticsPA list of Best Dressed Legislators.[2]
Election Campaigns
Earll won election to the Senate against Democrat Buzz Andrezewski a year after losing a countywide race for District Attorney, and in re-election bids she faced down Democrats John Paul Jones, Tony Logue, and Cindy Purvis.
She was the Republican party's nominee for Lieutenant Governor on a ticket with Mike Fisher in 2002. The Pennsylvania Report described her as "an outstanding candidate for Lieutenant Governor" and said that she was "[w]ell-liked and respected on both sides of the aisle."[3] She and Fisher lost the election to Ed Rendell and Catherine Baker Knoll.
References
- ^ a b "Jane M. Earll". Pennsylvania State Senate. Pennsylvania Legislature. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ "Sy Snyder's Best Dressed Legislators". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-08-30.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 2002-08-03 suggested (help) - ^ "The PA Report "Power 75" List" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capital Growth, Inc. January 31, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-02.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 2006-09-20 suggested (help)
External links
- Pennsylvania State Senate - Jane Earll official PA Senate website
- Senator Earll official caucus website
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