Joanne C. Stehr is an American politician serving as a member of the

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for the 107th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 3, 2023. She is noted as being the first female legislator to ever represent any part of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Early life

Stehr attended Tri-Valley Junior/Senior High School graduating as part of their class of 1982. She then attended the Schuylkill county area vocational

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where she received her license to become a practicing

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Political career

Stehr ran on a platform of lowering taxes, implementing term limits, and protecting the second amendment. In what many considered an upset, she defeated a primary challenger, Ron Tanney, with almost a 7% margin before facing

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Ryan Mock in the general election. She would defeat him with almost a 50% margin. Since being elected, she has opened two district offices, one in Shamokin, Pennsylvania and another in

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Personal life

Stehr lives on her parents' family farm which she inherited. She has two sons, Eli and Beau and is divorced.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stehr, Joanne Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators 21st-century American women politicians Women state legislators in Pennsylvania 21st-century Pennsylvania politicians