Kim Ward
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| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 39th district |
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Assumed office January 6, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Regola |
| Member of the Westmoreland County Board of Commissioners |
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In office January 7, 2008 – December 11, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Phil Light |
| Succeeded by | Charles Anderson |
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| Born | Meadowlands, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Thomas Ward |
| Children | Tom, Matthew, Michael |
| Residence | Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Political consultant, politician |
| Website | Pennsylvania State Senator Kim Ward |
Kim Ward is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate. Ward represents the 39th Senatorial District which covers the central portions of Westmoreland County.
Kim L. Ward started her political involvement during the 1994 US Senate Campaign of former Senator Rick Santorum, when she served as the County Chair for his Westmoreland County campaign. In 1999, she ran the successful election of a County Commissioner in Westmoreland County. She served as the Southwest Regional Director for Senator Rick Santorum's 2000 re-election bid.
From 2000 until 2002 Ward owned and operated a consulting and government outreach firm called Commonwealth Political Associates.
In 2001, Ward won election as a Hempfield Township Supervisor.
In 2002, Ward joined the administration of Pennsylvania Governor Mark Schweiker.
Following her time with Schweiker's administration, Ward returned to her political consulting, running 84 Lumber founder Joe Hardy's successful election as Fayette County Commissioner.
In 2004 Ward served as the Southwest Political Director for the re-election campaign of President George W Bush. She would reprise this role for former Senator Rick Santorum's 2006 Re-election campaign.
In late 2006, Ward announced that she would run for Westmoreland County Commissioner in the 2007 election. Ward would form a partnership with Penn Township Commissioner George Dunbar, who was endorsed by the Westmoreland Republican Committee in a concerted effort to win a majority in the County Courthouse for the first time in over 50 years.
While Dunbar fell short, Ward became the first woman elected as County Commissioner in over three decades.
In 2008, Ward was called upon to fill the vacancy on the ballot created by State Senator Bob Regola's withdrawal from consideration. Ward entered the race in August and engaged one of the most expensive campaigns in the district's history against the Democratic nominee, Tony Bompiani. The campaign centered around Bompiani's time as a Hempfield Area School Board member and Ward's time as a Hempfield Township Supervisor
Ward won the election with 54% of the vote.
Senator Ward was sworn into her first term on January 6, 2009. She was appointed as Vice Chair of the Banking and Insurance Committee as well as being a member of the Communications and Technology, Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Health & Welfare and the Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committees.
Ward's first year in the Senate was marked by a long budget process which lasted into October, well past the June 30th deadline. She was critical of Governor Ed Rendell's leadership and his call for tax increases during the impasse.
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