Teresa Forcier | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 6th district | |
In office January 1, 1991 [1] –November 30, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Connie Maine |
Succeeded by | Brad Roae |
Personal details | |
Born | Meadville,Pennsylvania | October 6,1953
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Kevin W. Forcier |
Teresa E. Forcier (formerly Teresa E. Fosburg Brown) [2] (born October 6,1953) is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She represented the 6th legislative district,which consists of parts of Crawford County,from 1991 to 2006. [3]
She graduated from Cambridge Springs High School in 1971. [3] She attended classes at Alliance College and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. [3] Prior to elective office,Forcier served as Assistant Director in the Crawford County Tax Claim Bureau. She also worked for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Legislative Assistant. [4] She was named Crawford County Republican Woman of the Year for 1995 by the Northwest Council of Republican Women. [4]
Forcier voted against the 2005 legislative pay raise,but accepted the controversial "unvouchered expenses," which contributed to her loss in the 2006 republican primary to Brad Roae. [5]
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