Jacqueline Crahalla | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 150th district | |
In office January 7, 2003 [1] –November 30, 2006 [2] | |
Preceded by | John A. Lawless |
Succeeded by | Mike Vereb |
Constituency | Part of Montgomery County |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Benjamin R. Crahalla |
Residence | Audubon,Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | Gwynedd Mercy College |
Occupation | Legislator (retired) |
Jacqueline R. Crahalla is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,serving from 2003 to 2006.
She is a 1958 graduate of Collingswood High School in Collingswood,New Jersey. [3] She worked in Merck Sharp &Dohme and other corporations before retiring to "stay home and raise a family". [4] During that time,she worked part-time as a columnist for a local newspaper. [4] After 10 years,she returned to Merck and earned her degree in English and communications as a non-traditional student at Gwynedd Mercy College in 1993. [3] [4] She transferred to a new company,Astra Merck,which was a joint venture of between Merck and Astra,where Crahalla worked to create the Corporate Contributions department. [4] After several corporate mergers,she chose to retire rather than relocate to Wilmington,Delaware. [4] She served as township supervisor in Lower Providence Township,Pennsylvania for five years. [4]
In the 2002 election,Crahalla challenged incumbent Republican-turned-Democrat John A. Lawless in the newly re-drawn 150th legislative district. [5] The new configuration was intentionally drawn to handicap Lawless as punishment from Lawless' former caucus. [5] In September 2002,Lawless profanely berated a Lower Providence Township police officer,the [6] That November,Crahalla defeated Lawless by razor thin 168 vote margin. [7] Following the loss,Lawless destroyed many constituent-related documents,rather than surrender them to Crahalla. [8]
In 2005,James T. Stewart,Crahalla's former chief of staff who was fired and indicted in Montgomery County for stealing $15,000 in campaign money,filed an ethics complaint against his former boss,telling the state State Ethics Commission and Judicial Conduct Board that he was "routinely required to perform political and campaign-related work" in Crahalla's district office. [9] [10] The complaint also alleged that Crahalla's husband,a magistrate judge violated judicial conduct rules by handling her campaign donations. [11]
In January 2006,Crahalla announced her retirement,effective following the 2006 election,stating that her decision was to "spend more time with family" and that it had nothing to do with Stewart's accusations. [9]
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