Sara G. Steelman | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 62nd district | |
In office January 1, 1991 [1] –November 30, 2002 [2] | |
Preceded by | Paul Wass |
Succeeded by | Dave L. Reed |
Personal details | |
Born | Wichita,Kansas | April 24,1946
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | John Henry Steelman |
Children | 1 child |
Residence | Indiana,Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Biologist |
Sara G. Steelman (born 1946 in Wichita,Kansas) of Indiana,Pennsylvania,American biologist and politician,served seven terms as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1991 until 2002. Steelman is married to John Henry Steelman,a mathematics professor at Indiana University. [3] She is a 1963 graduate of Southeast High School in Wichita,Kansas. She graduated with a degree in Zoology from the University of Chicago in 1967 and earned a Ph.D. in behavioural genetics from Stanford University in 1976. [4] She moved to Indiana in 1986 when her husband joined the faculty at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. [5]
She was first elected to represent the 62nd legislative district in 1990,defeating Republican Paul Wass. She was also a supporter of reform of house rules to provide more openness and more participation by rank and file legislators. [6] She proposed a keg registration law to combat underage drinking. [7]
She was defeated for re-election in 2002 by 24-year-old Republican Dave L. Reed. [8] [9] Both candidates made improving the local economic climate part of their platforms. [5] As a challenger,Reed raised $120,000 for the campaign and knocked on 11,000 doors in the district. [10] During the campaign,Steelman "erupted" on the district's airwaves with taxpayer-funded "public service announcements" for the first time in a decade. [11]
She then worked as director of the Indiana Arts Council. [12]
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