John A. Maher
| John A. Maher | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 40th district |
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Assumed office September 7, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Albert Pettit |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater |
Duke University Oxford University |
| Website | State Representative John Maher |
John A. Maher is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 40th District. He was originally elected to the House in a special election on September 9, 1997. He was the Republican nominee for State Auditor General in the 2012 election.
Maher has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1983. After working in the Pittsburgh office of Ernst and Young, Maher founded his own CPA auditing firm in 1989. Maher stepped down from the firm in 2004 to focus on his work in the State House.
Maher recently served on the national governing body of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as a Member of Council for 2009 through 2010, and has been active since the early 1980s with the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs, including serving multiple years on each of the PICPA Strategic Advisory Board, Editorial Board of Pennsylvania CPA Journal and Trustee of the Pennsylvania Institute Insurance Trust.
Maher is the lead author of the "Overview of Government Accounting" text and other published works. He has also been a recurring lecturer and keynote speaker at the Cambridge University International Symposium of Economic Crime. His lectures have included "Forensic Auditing" and "Accounting for Integrity" to audiences including business and law enforcement leaders from more than sixty nations, including the heads of Interpol and Europol, attorneys general and ambassadors of many countries. Maher served for five years on the National Advisory Board for the Center for Government Accounting Research and Education.
Maher was first elected in 1997 to fill a mid-term vacancy in the House arising from the death of Representative Al Pettit. He was successful in winning a full term in 1998 and has been re-elected to additional two-year terms in each even year since. He currently serves as Chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and is a member of the Standing Committee on Professional Licensure.
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