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===Pennsylvania Attorney General===
===Pennsylvania Attorney General===
{{Main|Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2012}}
Kane announced her candidacy for Pennsylvania Attorney General in the 2012 election. She received endorsements from U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] and the ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' during the Democratic primary.<ref name=RCP/><ref name=pi/> Her primary opponent, former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Patrick Murphy (Pennsylvania politician)|Patrick Murphy]], was endorsed by former [[Pennsylvania Governor]] [[Ed Rendell]] and the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''.<ref name=RCP/> Kane defeated Murphy 53% to 47%.<ref name=hpn/> In the [[Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2012|general election]], Kane won by 14.5 percent over [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]], district attorney [[David Freed]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Kathleen Kane's historic win, Arlen Specter's death lead Pennsylvania political news in 2012|url=http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2012/12/kathleen_kanes_historic_win_ar.html|newspaper=The Express Times via Associated Press|date=December 28, 2012}}</ref> who ran unopposed in the Republican primary.<ref name=mcall/> The win made Kane the only woman ever to be elected State Attorney General in Pennsylvania,{{#Tag:ref|Two women, [[Anne X. Alpern|Anne Alpern]] and [[Linda L. Kelly|Linda Kelly]], were previously ''appointed'' to the position.|group=Note}} and the first Democrat elected to the position since it ceased being an appointed office in 1980.<ref name=Patriot/>
Kane announced her candidacy for Pennsylvania Attorney General in the 2012 election. She received endorsements from U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] and the ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' during the Democratic primary.<ref name=RCP/><ref name=pi/> Her primary opponent, former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Patrick Murphy (Pennsylvania politician)|Patrick Murphy]], was endorsed by former [[Pennsylvania Governor]] [[Ed Rendell]] and the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''.<ref name=RCP/> Kane defeated Murphy 53% to 47%.<ref name=hpn/> In the [[Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2012|general election]], Kane won by 14.5 percent over [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]], district attorney [[David Freed]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Kathleen Kane's historic win, Arlen Specter's death lead Pennsylvania political news in 2012|url=http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2012/12/kathleen_kanes_historic_win_ar.html|newspaper=The Express Times via Associated Press|date=December 28, 2012}}</ref> who ran unopposed in the Republican primary.<ref name=mcall/> The win made Kane the only woman ever to be elected State Attorney General in Pennsylvania,{{#Tag:ref|Two women, [[Anne X. Alpern|Anne Alpern]] and [[Linda L. Kelly|Linda Kelly]], were previously ''appointed'' to the position.|group=Note}} and the first Democrat elected to the position since it ceased being an appointed office in 1980.<ref name=Patriot/>


Revision as of 19:55, 8 March 2013

This article is about the Pennsylvania Politician. For the author who has written under the pseudonym Kathleen Kane, see Maureen Child
Kathleen Kane
48th Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Assumed office
January 15, 2013
Preceded byLinda Kelly
Personal details
Born
Kathleen Granahan

1966 or 1967[1]
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseChris Kane
Children2
ResidenceClarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Alma materUniversity of Scranton (B.S.)
Temple University (J.D.)
ProfessionAttorney, politician
WebsiteCampaign website

Kathleen Granahan Kane (born 1966 or 1967)[1] is an American lawyer and politician who is the Attorney General of Pennsylvania.[2] She is the first woman ever elected to the position and the first Democrat to be elected since it became an elective office in 1980.[3][4][5]

Education

Kane received a Bachelor of Science degree in international studies from the University of Scranton in 1988 and law degree from Temple University Law School in 1993.[6]

Career

Kane was an attorney at Post & Schell P.C., a Philadelphia law firm, from 1991 to 1995[citation needed] and handled civil cases.[7][1] From 1995 to 2007, she served as an assistant district attorney for Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, where she prosecuted hundreds of sex-abuse, elder abuse, murder, assault, rape, public corruption, and fraud cases.[7][1][6][8] In 2007, Kane worked for a private law firm in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and took a position with the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.[8][6]

Pennsylvania Attorney General

Main article: Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2012

Kane announced her candidacy for Pennsylvania Attorney General in the 2012 election. She received endorsements from U.S. President Bill Clinton and the Philadelphia Inquirer during the Democratic primary.[8][7] Her primary opponent, former U.S. Representative Patrick Murphy, was endorsed by former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.[8] Kane defeated Murphy 53% to 47%.[4] In the general election, Kane won by 14.5 percent over Cumberland County, district attorney David Freed[9] who ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[6] The win made Kane the only woman ever to be elected State Attorney General in Pennsylvania,[Note 1] and the first Democrat elected to the position since it ceased being an appointed office in 1980.[3]

Personal life

Kane resides in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, with her husband Chris Kane, an executive in his family's trucking and warehouse company, Kane is Able.[8] The couple has two sons.[6]

Electoral history

Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Democratic Primary, 2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kathleen Kane 371,862 52.8
Democratic Patrick Murphy 331,778 47.2
Turnout 703,640
2012 Attorney General of Pennsylvania election[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kathleen Kane 3,125,557 56.1
Republican David Freed 2,313,506 41.6
Libertarian Marakay Rogers 128,140 2.3
Turnout 5,567,203

Notes

  1. ^ Two women, Anne Alpern and Linda Kelly, were previously appointed to the position.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Murphy for the law: He's the better Democrat for attorney general". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Olson, Laura (January 15, 2013). "Three Democratic row officers sworn in". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  3. ^ a b Southwick, Ron (December 20, 2012). "2012 Newsmakers: Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania's first female elected attorney general". The Patriot-News.
  4. ^ a b Murphy, Jan (April 24, 2012). "Kathleen Kane captures Democratic nomination in Pa. attorney general race". The Patriot-News.
  5. ^ "Kathleen Kane For Attorney General". Intelligencer Journal. October 22, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d e Micek, John L. (April 13, 2012). "Two Pennsylvania Democrats vying for attorney general". The Morning Call.
  7. ^ a b c "Experience tilts scale for Kane". Philadelphia Inquirer. April 12, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d e Jackson, Peter (April 14, 2012). "Murphy-Kane race for AG a study in contrasts". RealClearPolitics.
  9. ^ "Kathleen Kane's historic win, Arlen Specter's death lead Pennsylvania political news in 2012". The Express Times via Associated Press. December 28, 2012.
  10. ^ http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/
  11. ^ http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/

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