Betty A. Soukup (born February 3, 1947) is an American politician. Soukup was born in

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, on February 3, 1947. After graduating from Tripoli High School in 1965, she earned an associate's degree in business management from

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in 1991, followed by a bachelor's degree in communications at

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two years later. Soukup is married to Robert, with whom she raised three children. Soukup was a Democratic member of the

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from January 11, 1999, to January 12, 2003, representing

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. Prior to serving on the state senate, she was a city councilor.

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