Kathy Rapp
Encyclopedia
Kathy L. Rapp is a Republican
member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
for the 65th District
.
. She currently serves on the House Environmental Resources and Energy, State Government, and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committees. She also sits on the House Education Committee, where she is the senior Republican member on the Subcommittee on Special Education.
. She volunteered for the Parent Education Network in York, Pennsylvania
. She also worked as a compliance monitor with the Pennsylvania Department of Education
, where she helped examine special education
programs and served as a consultant with the Parent Education Network.
Rapp lives in Warren and is the mother of a son and two daughters. She has three grandchildren.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
for the 65th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 65
The 65th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is made of parts of McKean County and all of Forest County and Warren County. The district includes the following areas:* Forest County** Entire County* McKean County** Hamilton Township...
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Career
She was elected in 2004Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2004
The 2004 Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 2, 2004, with all districts being contested. Necessary primary elections were held on April 27, 2004. Necessary primary elections were held on May 21, 2002. The term of office for those elected in 2004 ran from...
. She currently serves on the House Environmental Resources and Energy, State Government, and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committees. She also sits on the House Education Committee, where she is the senior Republican member on the Subcommittee on Special Education.
Personal
Prior to elective office, Rapp served as a community relations representative with Beverly Health Care in Warren, PennsylvaniaWarren, Pennsylvania
Warren is a city in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Allegheny River. The population was 9,710 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Warren County. It is home to the headquarters of the Allegheny National Forest and the Cornplanter State Forest...
. She volunteered for the Parent Education Network in York, Pennsylvania
York, Pennsylvania
York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...
. She also worked as a compliance monitor with the Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, its activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Gerald L. Zahorchak...
, where she helped examine special education
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
programs and served as a consultant with the Parent Education Network.
Rapp lives in Warren and is the mother of a son and two daughters. She has three grandchildren.