Karen Lehman Haas (born April 13, 1962) is an American government affairs official who served as the

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from December 2005 to February 2007, and again from January 2011 to February 2019. After leaving the position, she was named to the governing board of the

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in 2021. A native of

Catonsville, Maryland Catonsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 41,567 at the 2010 census. The community lies to the west of Baltimore along the city's border. Catonsville contains the majority of th ...

, Karen Lehman Haas graduated from the

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with a

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and a minor in

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. She is a former floor assistant to

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and served from 1984 to 1994 as Executive and Legislative Assistant to

Bob Michel Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...

while he was the

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Minority Leader.George Mason University History News Network
. ''NCH Washington Update'' Vol. 11, No. 46 (2 December 2005). Accessed 22 May 2006. Haas worked as a lobbyist for

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and also has experience as a government affairs director for several corporate entities.

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* 1962 births American lobbyists Clerks of the United States House of Representatives Living people People from Catonsville, Maryland University of Maryland, College Park alumni {{US-gov-bio-stub