Karen Boback

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Karen Boback
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Pennsylvania State House District 117
Incumbent
In office
2007 - Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position 6
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$82,026/year
Per diem$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected2006
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sCollege Misericordia
Master'sMarywood University and College Misericordia
Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania
Personal
ProfessionAdjunct Professor, College Misericordia
Websites
Office website
CandidateVerification

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Karen Boback is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 117.

Boback received her Supervisory Certificate and attended School Guidance Counseling courses at the University of Scranton. She went on to receive her BS in Elementary/Special Education and her MS in Education/Certification-Technology from College Misericordia. She then earned her MS in Elementary School Guidance Counseling from Marywood University. She later acquired her PhD in Organizational Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania.

Boback has worked as a Teacher/Guidance Counselor for Tunkhannock Area School District. She has also worked as an Adjunct Professor at College Misericordia.

In 2007, Boback joined the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She has served in that position since, representing the 117th District.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Boback served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Gaming Oversight
• Tourism & Recreational Development
• Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Boback served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Boback served on these committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Boback ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 117. Boback ran unopposed in the primary on April 24, 2012, and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 117, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgKaren Boback Incumbent 100% 24,092
Total Votes 24,092

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Boback won re-election to the 117th District Seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition and defeated Democrat Richard Shermanski in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[3]

Pennsylvania State House, District 117
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Karen Boback (R) 15,945 81.6%
Richard Shermanski (D) 3,587 18.4%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Boback won re-election to the 118th District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She received 19,115 votes, defeating Democrat Russ Bigus (7,810).[4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 117
Candidates Votes Percent
Karen Boback (R) Green check mark.jpg 19,115 71.0%
Russ Bigus (D) 7,810 29.0%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Boback received $99,038 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[5]


Personal

Boback and her husband, Bernard, have two children.

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References

  1. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, Official Primary Results
  2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 26, 2012
  3. ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
  4. ↑ Official 2008 state house election results from the Pennsylvania Department of State
  5. ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 donations
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Pennsylvania House Of Representatives District 117
2007–present 		Succeeded by
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v • d • e
Republican majority Current members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
House Speaker: Samuel Smith (R) • House Majority Leader: Mike Turzai (R) • House Minority Leader: Frank Dermody (D)
   
  1. Nicholas Micozzie (R)
  2. Margo Davidson (D)
  3. William Adolph, Jr. (R)
  4. Gregory Vitali (D)
  5. Duane Milne (R)
  6. Thomas Killion (R)
  7. Edward Neilson (D)
  8. Brendan Boyle (D)
  9. Kerry Benninghoff (R)
  10. Kevin Boyle (D)
  11. Michael McGeehan (D)
  12. John Sabatina, Jr. (D)
  13. Michael O'Brien (D)
  14. Mario Scavello (R)
  15. John Taylor (R)
  16. Scott Petri (R)
  17. James Clay (D)
  18. Angel Cruz (D)
  19. W. Curtis Thomas (D)
  20. Brian Sims (D)
  21. Julie Harhart (R)
  22. William Keller (D)
  23. Maria Donatucci (D)
  24. Jordan Harris (D)
  25. Gary Day (R)
  26. James Roebuck, Jr. (D)
  27. Rosemary Brown (R)
  28. Vanessa Brown (D)
  29. Ronald Waters (D)
  30. Louise Williams Bishop (D)
  31. Will Tallman (R)
  32. Pamela Delissio (D)
  33. Michelle Brownlee (D)
  34. Seth Grove (R)
  35. J.P. Miranda (R)
  36. Rosita Youngblood (D)
  37. Stephen Bloom (R)
  38. Cherelle Parker (D)
  39. Stephen Kinsey (D)
  40. Mark Cohen (D)
  41. Dwight Evans (D)


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