Patricia Ann Crawford (September 6, 1928 – February 11, 2008) was a government official of the

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and a

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member of the

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. She ran for

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in 1976 but lost to Democratic nominee

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Formative years

Born in Middletown, Pennsylvania on September 6, 1928, Crawford graduated from Murphy High School in Alabama, and then pursued higher education studies at the Keystone Business School and West Chester State College (now

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Career

A legal secretary who was employed by Blue Cross, she was elected as a Republican to the

for the 1969 term. She subsequently served three consecutive terms, and chose not to run for reelection for the 1977 term. After an unsuccessful campaign for the position of Pennsylvania State Treasurer in 1976), she was appointed to the Governor's Commission on Women (1976-1977), and then was appointed as deputy secretary of the Commonwealth (1978-1986). A member of the Republican State Committee (1979-1980), she was then appointed by the governor to the Pennsylvania Crime Victim's Compensation Board and the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Board (1981-1982).

Death and interment

Crawford died on February 11, 2008 in

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, and was interred at the Saint Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church Memorial Garden in Devon, Pennsylvania."Crawford, Patricia Ann" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

References

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