Scott Hutchinson
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Scott E. Hutchinson is a Republican
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 64th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64
The 64th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is made of parts of Butler County and all of Venango County. The district includes the following areas:* Butler County** Allegheny Township** Bruin** Cherry Valley** Eau Claire** Parker Township...

 and was elected in 1992.

Career

Hutchinson served in a number of roles in Venango County
Venango County, Pennsylvania
Venango County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,984. Its county seat is Franklin.-History:Venango County was created on March 12, 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming Counties...

 prior to his election to the House. He was the chief deputy county treasurer for Venango County from 1984 to 1992. In addition, he was a member of the Oil City
Oil City, Pennsylvania
Oil City is a city in Venango County, Pennsylvania that is known in the initial exploration and development of the petroleum industry. After the first oil wells were drilled nearby in the 1850s, Oil City became central in the petroleum industry while hosting headquarters for the Pennzoil, Quaker...

 Area School Board from 1986-1992. He was also a member of the Venango County Board of Assistance until 1992.

He is Republican chairman of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is a member of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.

Personal

Hutchinson graduated from Oil City Area High School and received a bachelors degree in economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wharton was the world’s first collegiate business school and the first business school in the United States...

 in 1983. He has also studied at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville
University of Pittsburgh at Titusville
University of Pittsburgh at Titusville, commonly referred to as Pitt-Titusville or UPT, is a regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh located in Titusville, Pennsylvania...

 and Thiel College
Thiel College
Thiel College is a private, liberal arts, sciences and professional studies college related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Thiel provides affordable high-quality college experience with dedicated faculty, numerous leadership opportunities and a wide variety of student activities and...

.

He married Mary Beth Radkowski in 1993 and the couple now have three children (Sophie, Anne Marie, and Lucy) and live in Oil City.

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