Dick Lee Hess (September 12, 1938 – September 6, 2013) was a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
member of the
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.
It ...
for the
78th District and was elected in 1986. He was also the Republican chairman of the House Transportation Committee. Hess served until his death on September 6, 2013.
Career
Prior to being elected to the General Assembly in 1986, Hess served for 15 years as
Bedford County’s Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts. He began his career in public service in 1964 as chief clerk to the Bedford County Commissioners, a position he held for seven and a half years.
Personal
When not in Harrisburg, Hess was active in his district as a member of the Bedford County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Advisory Board, Bedford United Methodist Church Finance Committee, and the Broad Top Home Nursing Advisory Board.
A 1958 graduate of Saxton Liberty High School, Hess resided in Bedford with his wife of 48 years. The couple has one son, Jeff, daughter in law Lizette and three grandchildren, Erika, Zachary and Haden.
Hess died on September 6, 2013, from complications following leg surgery.
References
External links
Representative Hess' official web sitePennsylvania House profile
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1938 births
2013 deaths
Politicians from Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania prothonotaries
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
People from Bedford County, Pennsylvania
21st-century American politicians
American United Methodists
20th-century Methodists