Allen Kukovich
| Allen G. Kukovich | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 39th district |
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In office January 7, 1997 – November 30, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Eugene Porterfield |
| Succeeded by | Bob Regola |
| Chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
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In office June 22, 2002 – March 20, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Christine Tartaglione |
| Succeeded by | T. J. Rooney |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 56th district |
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In office November 8, 1977 – November 27, 1996 |
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| Preceded by | John Laudadio |
| Succeeded by | James Casorio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1947 Manor, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Kent State University Duquesne Law School |
Allen Kukovich is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, where he represented the 39th senatorial district from 1996 through 2004. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1977 through 1996. He served as the Pennsylvania Democratic State Chairman from June 2002 through March 2003.
Allen Kukovich was born on September 5th, 1947 in Manor, Pennsylvania, a small town in Westmoreland County.
He attended Penn Township High School before heading to Kent State University in Ohio, where he graduated in 1969. In 1973, he received his J.D. from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and worked for several years in private law practice in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
After the unexpected death of state Representative John Laudadio in 1977, Kukovich won a special election on November 8, 1977 to complete the remainder of the deceased member's term of office.
While in the House, Kukovich served as Majority Policy Chairman and also chaired several other key committees.
A reformer known for his efforts to reduce the size of the Pennsylvania General Assembly and promote open government and accountability, he was instrumental in enacting the Children's Health Insurance Program in Pennsylvania, which later served as a model for the federal CHIP program, and which has provided hundreds of thousands of children in Pennsylvania with free or low-cost health insurance each year. Politically, he was "liberal leaning."
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