| 词条 | Judy Schwank |
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| image = | name =Judy Schwank | state_senate =Pennsylvania | district =11th | term_start =April 5, 2011[1] | term_end = | constituency = | predecessor =Mike O'Pake | successor = | office2 = Member of the Berks County Board of Commissioners | alongside2 = | term_start2 = January 3, 2000 | term_end2 = January 7, 2008 | predecessor2 = Anthony Carabello[2] | successor2 = Kevin Barnhardt | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | alma_mater = Pennsylvania State University Harvard University | occupation = | spouse = Jim | children = Three | residence = Fleetwood | religion = | website = |footnotes = }} 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 Mike O'Pake.[3] The district includes the city of Reading and most of eastern Berks County. BiographySchwank attended the Pennsylvania State University, where she earned a B.S. and M.Ed. in agricultural education.[4] 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.[5] 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.[5] In 1991, she became the first female director of the Berks County Cooperative Extension Program, a position she held until 1999.[6] From 2000 to 2007, Schwank served two terms as an elected Berks County Commissioner.[4] She also served as the Commission chair from 2004 to 2007.[7] ""I always thought Berks County was property-tax central," said state Sen. Judy Schwank, a Democrat whose district is in Berks County." [8] In 2004, she was appointed by Governor Ed Rendell as chair of the Pennsylvania State Planning Board.[7] 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.[5] In January 2010, she was appointed Dean of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at Delaware Valley College.[7] Pennsylvania Senate2011 special electionOn December 27, 2010, longtime Democratic State Senator Mike O'Pake died from complications following heart surgery.[6] 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.[9] 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%.[10] She received 20,124 votes to Medaglia's 14,794.[10] References1. ^{{cite news| url=http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=299505 | work=The Reading Eagle | title=Schwank Sworn in to State Senate| first1= | last1=| date=2011-04-05 | accessdate=2011-04-05}} 2. ^{{cite news|last=Young|first=Mary E.|title=Carabello loses out by 276 votes|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FkAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VqMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4406,786604&dq=judy+schwank&hl=en|accessdate=November 27, 2011|newspaper=The Reading Eagle|date=November 3, 1999}} 3. ^{{cite news|date=2011-03-15|work=Reading Eagle|title=Schwank wins 11th District state Senate seat|url=http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=294740|last=Young|first=Mary E.}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|work=Penn State Ag Science Magazine|title=Ag Ed Alumna Takes Delaware Valley Post|url=http://agsci.psu.edu/magazine/articles/2010/summer-fall/ag-ed-alumna-takes-delaware-valley-post}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite news|work=Judy Schwank for State Senate|title=About Judy Schwank|url=http://judyschwank.com/about|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228160959/http://judyschwank.com/about|archivedate=2011-02-28|df=}} 6. ^1 {{cite news|date=2011-03-15|work=The Mercury|title=Schwank captures O'Pake's Senate seat|url=http://pottsmerc.com/articles/2011/03/15/news/doc4d802b3780cc3069337808.txt?viewmode=fullstory|last=Phyrillas|first=Tony|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330073655/http://www.pottsmerc.com/articles/2011/03/15/news/doc4d802b3780cc3069337808.txt?viewmode=fullstory|archivedate=2012-03-30|df=}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite news|date=2010-01-28|work=Delaware Valley College|title=DelVal appoints new dean for agriculture|url=http://www.delval.edu/news/all/2010/01/deval_appoints_new_dean_for_agriculture}} 8. ^{{cite web|last=Reinbrecht|first=Steve|title=Why don't law makers fix property taxes?|url=http://www.bctv.org/special_reports/economy/why-don-t-lawmakers-fix-property-taxes/article_0717aa92-76a5-11e1-87bd-0019bb2963f4.html|publisher=bctv.org|accessdate=19 February 2013}} 9. ^{{cite news|date=2011-01-23|work=Reading Eagle|title=It's Schwank vs. Medaglia for state Senate seat|url=http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=281269|last=Young|first=Mary E.}} 10. ^1 {{cite news|work=Pennsylvania Department of State|title=2011 Special Election for the 11th Senatorial District|url=http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=42&OfficeID=12}} External links
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