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Profile
Education
Senator Mary Jo White is a graduate of Quincy University,
Quincy, Illinois and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
Profession
In 1996, Senator White was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate to
serve the 21st Senatorial District, which consists of Clarion, Forest and
Venango Counties, and parts of Butler, Erie and Warren Counties. She was
re-elected in 2000, 2004 and 2008.
Senator White's committee assignments include Appropriations,
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, and Public Health and Welfare.
She is also the Chairman of the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and
Vice Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. She serves on the Wild Resource
Conservation Fund, the Joint Conservation Committee, the Environmental Quality
Board, and the PA Commission on Sentencing.
For the 2001-2002 Legislative Session, Senator White was elected
Caucus Administrator for the Republican Majority, becoming the first woman ever
elected to a Senate Republican leadership position. She held this position
through the 2005-2006 Legislative Session.
From 1974 to 1976, Senator White was the public defender for the
County of Venango. She practiced law as an associate with the law firm of Dale
and Woodard before joining the legal department of Quaker State Corporation. For
19 years, she served as an attorney and in other capacities with Quaker State
Corporation, most recently as Vice President for Environment/Government Affairs.
Active in her community, Senator White is past Chairman of the
Barrow Civic Theatre Foundation and has served on the Boards of the Venango
County Association for the Blind and the Venango Community Foundation. She is
concerned about rural health care, and serves on the Center for Rural Health
Practice Advisory Board. She is a Commonwealth Trustee of the University of
Pittsburgh.
Personal
Senator White resides in Franklin with her husband of 44 years,
Judge H. William White. They have three children and seven grandchildren.
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Offices
Senate
Box 203021
169 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg,
PA 17120-3021
(717)
787-9684
FAX: (717) 787-6088
Butler
110 East Diamond Street
Butler, PA 16001
(724)
282-1234
FAX: (724) 282-6852
Clarion
613
Main Street
P.O. Box 794
Clarion,
PA 16214-1107
(814)
226-5343
FAX: (814) 226-1615
Franklin
464 Allegheny Boulevard
P.O. Box 774
Franklin, PA 16323-6259
(814) 432-4345
FAX: (814) 437-4820
Warren
22045 Route 6
Warren, PA 16365-7952
(814) 728-2100
FAX: (814) 728-2102
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