Susan Helm

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Susan Helm
Image of Susan Helm
Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104
Successor: Dave Madsen

Education

Associate

Harrisburg Area Community College

Personal
Religion
Christian: Protestant
Contact

Susan Helm (Republican Party) (also known as Sue) was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 104. She assumed office on December 1, 2006. She left office on November 30, 2022.

Helm (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 104. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

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.

Biography

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Helm earned her A.A. in Liberal Arts from Harrisburg Area Community College in 1981. Her professional experience includes working as Manager of Capital Blue Cross from 1961 to 1986 and for Century 21 at the Helm Agency as a broker/owner from 1986 to 2006.

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Helm was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Helm was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
Appropriations
Gaming Oversight
Professional Licensure
Tourism & Recreational Development

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Helm served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Helm served on the following committees:

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Elections

2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104

Incumbent Susan Helm defeated Patty Smith in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susan Helm
Susan Helm (R)
 
55.9
 
20,735
Image of Patty Smith
Patty Smith (D)
 
44.1
 
16,371

Total votes: 37,106
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104

Patty Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patty Smith
Patty Smith
 
100.0
 
7,782

Total votes: 7,782
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104

Incumbent Susan Helm defeated Travis Stauffer in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susan Helm
Susan Helm
 
80.4
 
7,171
Image of Travis Stauffer
Travis Stauffer Candidate Connection
 
19.6
 
1,743

Total votes: 8,914
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104

Incumbent Susan Helm defeated Patty Smith in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susan Helm
Susan Helm (R)
 
54.5
 
15,385
Image of Patty Smith
Patty Smith (D)
 
45.5
 
12,856

Total votes: 28,241
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104

Patty Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patty Smith
Patty Smith
 
100.0
 
3,791

Total votes: 3,791
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104

Incumbent Susan Helm advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susan Helm
Susan Helm
 
100.0
 
6,113

Total votes: 6,113
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2016

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Susan Helm defeated Jody Rebarchak in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104 general election.[1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Susan Helm Incumbent 57.71% 19,024
     Democratic Jody Rebarchak 42.29% 13,940
Total Votes 32,964
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Jody Rebarchak ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 104 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jody Rebarchak  (unopposed)


Incumbent Susan Helm defeated Nathaniel Curtis in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104 Republican primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 104 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Susan Helm Incumbent 65.21% 7,376
     Republican Nathaniel Curtis 34.79% 3,935
Total Votes 11,311


2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Susan Helm was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Eugene Stilp was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Helm defeated Stilp in the general election.[5][6][7]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 104 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Helm Incumbent 55.9% 12,199
     Democratic Eugene Stilp 44.1% 9,629
Total Votes 21,828

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. [8][9]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 104, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSusan 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
Green check mark transparent.pngSusan 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 District 104 in 2010. She had no primary opposition and defeated Democrat Gene Stilp in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[10]

Pennsylvania State House, District 104
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Susan Helm (R) 11,593 50.7%
Gene Stilp (D) 11,280 49.3%

2008

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Helm won re-election to District 104 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She received 18,187 votes, defeating Democrat Patricia Garcia (12,297).[11]

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

Campaign themes

2020

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2012

Helm's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]

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."

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Campaign finance summary


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Susan Helm campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104Won general$306,520 N/A**
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104Won general$181,401 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 104Won $158,639 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 104Won $57,343 N/A**
2012Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 104Won $211,593 N/A**
2010Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 104Won $94,290 N/A**
2008Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 104Won $103,168 N/A**
2006Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 104Won $91,302 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2022

In 2022, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 30.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
-
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 104
2006-2022
Succeeded by
Dave Madsen (D)


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