Tarah Probst

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Tarah Probst
Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 189th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
Website Official website

Tarah Dorothea Probst is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 189th District since 2023. [1]

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Biography

Born in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Probst graduated from King's College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications in 1992 and from Widener University's School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 2003. [1]

From 2015 to 2022, she served as mayor of Stroudsburg; as a part-time mayor, she also worked as a regional outreach coordinator at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility. [2] She previously owned a restaurant with her husband and spent many years in business marketing. [3]

In 2018, she unsuccessfully challenged Republican incumbent Mario Scavello for Pennsylvania's 40th Senate District, receiving 42,396 votes to Scavello's 54,783. [4]

When State Representative Rosemary Brown ran to succeed the retiring Scavello in 2022, Probst ran for Brown's seat and won with 56% of the vote, defeating Republican Steve Ertle. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tarah Probst". Pennsylvania House of Representatives . Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ Caldwell, Dave (July 27, 2022). "Stroudsburg, Pa.: A Small Town at the 'Heart of the Poconos'". New York Times .
  3. ↑ "Rep. Tarah Probst".
  4. ↑ Esack, Steve; Merlin, Michelle (November 7, 2018). "Results of PA Senate, House races across Lehigh Valley and state". Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ Eustice, Amanda (November 9, 2022). "New state representative elected for the 189th District in the Poconos". WNEP-TV .
Political offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 189th district

2023–present
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