Mary Jo White (December 27,1941 –February 21,2025) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 21st District from 1997 to 2013.
White was born in Chicago,Illinois on December 27,1941, [2] 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]
White died on February 21,2025,at the age of 83. [4]
White 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. [5] She was considered an expert on issues involving the environment and land use." [6]
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. [7]
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