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American politician

Judy Schwank
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 11th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 5, 2011
Preceded byMichael O'Pake
Member of the Berks County
Board of Commissioners
In office
January 3, 2000 – January 7, 2008
Preceded byAnthony Carabello
Succeeded byKevin Barnhardt
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJim
Children3
ResidenceFleetwood
Alma materPennsylvania State University
Harvard University

Judith Schwank (born 1951) is an American politician. A Democrat, she was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate from the 11th district in a special election on March 15, 2011, to succeed the late Michael O'Pake. The district includes the city of Reading and most of eastern Berks County.

Education

Schwank attended the Pennsylvania State University, where she earned a B.S. and M.Ed. in agricultural education. She continued her studies at Harvard University, where she completed the Executive Leadership Program through the Institute for Conservation Leadership and the Institute for the Management of Life-Long Education.

Career

Schwank then worked as a Berks County horticultural agent with the Penn State Cooperative Extension for 19 years, during which time she established the Master Gardener Program. In 1991, she became the first female director of the Berks County Cooperative Extension Program, a position she held until 1999.

From 2000 to 2007, Schwank served two terms as an elected Berks County Commissioner. She also served as the Commission chair from 2004 to 2007. ""I always thought Berks County was property-tax central," said state Sen. Judy Schwank, a Democrat whose district is in Berks County." In 2004, she was appointed by Governor Ed Rendell as chair of the Pennsylvania State Planning Board. She later served as President and CEO of 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania, a statewide non-profit organization that promotes responsible land use and development. In January 2010, she was appointed Dean of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at Delaware Valley College.

Pennsylvania Senate

2011 special election

On December 27, 2010, longtime Democratic State Senator Michael O'Pake died from complications following heart surgery. A special election was announced to fill the remaining two years in O'Pake's four-year term. On January 22, 2011, Schwank was nominated by the Berks County Democratic Committee and subsequently approved by the state committee.

Her Republican opponent was Larry Medaglia, the Berks County register of wills. On March 15, Schwank soundly defeated Medaglia by a margin of 58%-42%. She received 20,124 votes to Medaglia's 14,794.

Committee assignments

  • Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Minority Chair
  • Aging & Youth
  • Appropriations
  • Game & Fisheries
  • Health & Human Services

References

  1. "Schwank Sworn in to State Senate". The Reading Eagle. April 5, 2011. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  2. Young, Mary E. (November 3, 1999). "Carabello loses out by 276 votes". The Reading Eagle. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  3. Young, Mary E. (March 15, 2011). "Schwank wins 11th District state Senate seat". Reading Eagle.
  4. ^ "Ag Ed Alumna Takes Delaware Valley Post". Penn State Ag Science Magazine. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  5. ^ "About Judy Schwank". Judy Schwank for State Senate. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011.
  6. ^ Phyrillas, Tony (March 15, 2011). "Schwank captures O'Pake's Senate seat". The Mercury. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012.
  7. ^ "DelVal appoints new dean for agriculture". Delaware Valley College. January 28, 2010. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  8. Reinbrecht, Steve. "Why don't law makers fix property taxes?". bctv.org. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  9. Young, Mary E. (January 23, 2011). "It's Schwank vs. Medaglia for state Senate seat". Reading Eagle.
  10. ^ "2011 Special Election for the 11th Senatorial District". Pennsylvania Department of State. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  11. ^ "Senator Judith L. Schwank". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

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