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Nancy A. Walker
Nancy A. Walker is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry. Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) appointed Walker acting secretary of labor and industry on January 17, 2023, to replace Jennifer Berrier. [1]
Walker's appointment was confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate on June 21, 2023. [2]
Biography
Nancy A. Walker earned a B.A. and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1986 and 1992, respectively.[3] Walker's career experience includes owning Walker Law Offices and working as the chief deputy attorney general of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Fair Labor Section.[1][2][3] She has served as a co-chair of the American Bar Association, on the boards of Holy Trinity Nursery Schools and the Labor Employment Relations Association, on the councils of the Exton United Methodist Church and the ACBA Young Lawyer’s Section, and on the board of directors of Light of Life Rescue Mission. Walker has also been affiliated with the Support Center for Child Advocates, the Delaware County Bar Association, the AFL-CIO Lawyers’ Coordinating Committee, and the Delaware County Trial Lawyers Association.[3]
Elections
2013 election
Walker ran for election to the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.
Primary: She received 44.5 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2013. She also cross-filed as a Republican, but lost that primary with 11.4% of the vote.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 5, 2013, after receiving 23.4 percent of the vote. Richard M. Cappelli, Steven Chanenson and William Chip Mackrides were also on the ballot, competing for two open seats.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Politics PA, "Shapiro Nominates Secretaries of Education, Labor and Industry, and Administration," January 9, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ‘’Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Energy, "About Labor and Industry," assessed June 28, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Nancy A. Walker For Judge, "About," accessed January 19, 2023
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State: Unofficial Candidate Listing
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Election Returns - 2013 Municipal Primary, Court of Common Pleas"
- ↑ The Delaware County Daily Times, "Dems the numbers: County Democrats surpass Republicans in voter registration," September 14, 2013
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry 2023-Present |
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