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
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
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
- ^ "Senator Mary Jo White (PA)". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010.
- ^ "Mary Jo White".
- ^ a b "Pennsylvania State Senate - Mary Jo White Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PA Report 100" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capital Growth, Inc. January 23, 2009. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Mary Jo White". www.publichealth.pitt.edu. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
External links
- Pennsylvania State Senate - Mary Jo White official PA Senate website
- Senator White official caucus website