Susan Helm

Susan Helm
Pennsylvania State House District 104
Incumbent
In office
2007 - Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position	6
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$82,026/year
Per diem	$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2006
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Personal
Birthday	12/12/1943
Place of birth	Harrisburg, PA
Religion	Protestant
Websites
Office website

Susan Helm (b. December 12, 1943) is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 104.

Helm earned her AA in Liberal Arts from Harrisburg Area Community College in 1981. She worked as Manager of Capital Blue Cross from 1961 to 1986. She then worked for Century 21 At the Helm Agency as Broker/Owner from 1986 to 2006.

Helm served as a Delegate at the Republican National Convention in 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. She also served as a member of the Republican State Committee from 1994 to 2004. In 2004, she was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives but was not elected. Helm then served as President of the Dauphin County Council of Republican Women in 2005. From 2004 to 2006, she was First Vice Chair of the Dauphin County Republican Party. She joined the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2007 and has served in that position since. She represents the 104th District.

PoliticsPA has named the District 104 Republican primary one of Pennsylvania's top ten most interesting legislative primaries in 2012.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Commerce
• Gaming Oversight
• Professional Licensure
• Urban Affairs

2011-2012

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

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2011
• Human Services
• Professional Licensure
• Tourism & Recreational Development
• Urban Affairs

2009-2010

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

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2009
• Professional Licensure
• Tourism & Recreational Development
• Urban Affairs

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Helm's website highlights the following campaign themes:

Fiscal Responsibility

• "Opposed and successfully defeated Gov. Rendell’s demand to increase spending by $1 billion."
• "Opposed the legislative pay raise."
• "Helped to draft legislation to reduce the state income tax, saving taxpayers $300 million."

State Government Reform

• "Supported landmark welfare reforms to reduce waste and abuse of taxpayer dollars."
• "Voted to put an end to late-night voting in the state House, which was used in the past to prevent public scrutiny and input on legislation under consideration."
• "Fought to make state government more transparent by making information accessible via the Internet."

Jobs and the Economy

• "It’s all about jobs, jobs, jobs!!!"
• "Supports policies that would make Pennsylvania more business friendly, thereby increasing the number of family sustaining jobs for citizens."
• "Believes small businesses and working families are the backbone to the economy."

Property Taxes

• "Supports legislation that would direct all revenues from the taxing of slot machines and table games to the reduction of school property taxes."
• "Believes that Pennsylvania homeowners should not lose the very thing they have worked all their life for – their home – because of the school property tax burden."
• "State spending for school districts across Pennsylvania has increased exponentially over the past six years and yet, school property taxes continue to increase. School budgets must be controlled and the citizens of Pennsylvania cannot be viewed as an endless supply of money."

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Helm ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 104. Helm defeated Jenna Lewis in the Republican primary on April 24 and defeated Christopher Dietz in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 104, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Susan Helm Incumbent	54.5%	16,047
	Democratic	Christopher Dietz	45.5%	13,393
Total Votes				29,440

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 104 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Susan Helm Incumbent	60.7%	4,716
Jenna Lewis	39.3%	3,049
Total Votes		7,765

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Helm ran for re-election to the 104th District Seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition and defeated Democrat Gene Stilp in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.

Pennsylvania State House, District 104
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Susan Helm (R)		11,593	50.7%
Gene Stilp (D)		11,280	49.3%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Helm won re-election to the 104th District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She received 18,187 votes, defeating Democrat Patricia Garcia (12,297).

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 104
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Susan C. Helm (R)		18,187	59.7%
Patricia Garcia (D)		12,297	40.3%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Helm received $88,638 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Susan Helm's campaign in 2010
Republican State Cmte	$13,273
Helm, Susan C	$5,400
Pennsylvania Association Of Realtors	$4,250
Pennsylvania Society Of Anesthesiologists	$2,000
Home Builders Assoc	$2,000
Total Raised in 2010	$88,638

Personal

Helm is single.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Rep. Susan Helm
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006
• Susan Helm on Facebook
• Susan Helm on Twitter
• Susan Helm on LinkedIn

References

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