Mary Jo White | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 21st district |
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In office January 7, 1997 – January 1, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Tim Shaffer |
Succeeded by | Scott Hutchinson |
Personal details | |
Born |
New Holland, Pennsylvania |
December 27, 1941
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Judge, H. William white, Jr. |
Residence | Oil City, Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | Quincy University, University of Pittsburgh School of Law |
Mary Jo White (born December 27, 1941) is a Republican former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who represented the 21st District from 1997-2013.
White graduated from Quincy University in 1963; and earned a degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1967. She served as a public defender for Venango County, Pennsylvania from 1974 to 1976. She was also vice-president for Environmental/Government Affairs for Quaker State.
She is known as a "go-to person on issues involving the environment and land use."