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Mary Jo White (Pennsylvania politician)

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Mary Jo White
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 7, 1997 – January 1, 2013
Preceded byTim Shaffer
Succeeded byScott Hutchinson
Personal details
Born (1941-12-27) December 27, 1941 (age 82)
Chicago, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Judge H. William White, Jr.
ResidenceFranklin, Pennsylvania[1]
Alma materQuincy University, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Mary Jo White (born December 27, 1941)[2] is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 21st District from 1997 to 2013.

Early life and education

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White was born in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph and Patricia Ransford. She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1959 and received a B.A. degree from Quincy University in 1963 and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1967.[3]

Career

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She served as a public defender for Venango County, Pennsylvania from 1974 to 1976. From 1977 to 2007 she was the Corporate Secretary and Vice-President for Environmental/Government Affairs for Quaker State Oil Corp.

She was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate for the 21st district and served from 1997 to 2013.[3] She chaired the Senate Environmental Committee for 12 years and was the first woman elected to the Republican Leadership in 2011.[4] She was considered an expert on issues involving the environment and land use."[5]

She worked as Trustee Emerita for the Board of Trustees for the University of Pittsburgh and as a member of the Pitt Public Health Board of Visitors from 2007 to 2020.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Senator Mary Jo White (PA)". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010.
  2. ^ "Mary Jo White".
  3. ^ a b "Pennsylvania State Senate - Mary Jo White Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. ^ Hess, David E. (29 December 2011). "Sen. Mary Jo White Announces She Will Not Run For Re-Election". www.paenvironmentaldaily.blogspot.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ "PA Report 100" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capital Growth, Inc. January 23, 2009. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Mary Jo White". www.publichealth.pitt.edu. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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