Mark Critz
| Mark Critz | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th district |
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In office May 18, 2010 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | John Murtha |
| Succeeded by | Keith Rothfus |
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Mark Stephen Critz January 5, 1962 Irwin, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Critz |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.S.) |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Mark Stephen Critz (born January 5, 1962) is a former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, having served from a special election in May 2010 until January 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district during his tenure, which was located in the southwestern portion of the state, stretched from Johnstown to the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh.
Critz was the district director for the 12th's longtime congressman, John Murtha. Following Murtha's death, Critz won the May 2010 special election with 53% of the vote to complete Murtha's term. Critz was sworn in on May 20. Critz won a full term in November 2010 to represent the 12th District in Congress. He was defeated in November 2012 by Republican challenger Keith Rothfus.
Critz was born and raised in Irwin, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He is the son of Mary Lou (née Rybacki) and William S. Critz. His father was of Slovak descent, and his mother is of half-Polish and half-Italian ancestry. In 1987, Critz obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
“Most of my friends, their folks worked in the mill or were small business owners,” Critz told the National Journal about his upbringing. “There were hundreds of thousands of families that relied on steel directly, and when that started to fade the area got hit pretty hard.” National Journal wrote that after his college graduation, Critz “struggled to find work in the decimated local economy.” He “left the region for a job managing a Roy Rogers restaurant in Wilmington, Del,” in 1987. In addition to the Roy Rogers, he served as a manager for Spherical Concepts and American Eagle Outfitters.
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