Paul Wass (July 7, 1925 – December 13, 2020) was a
Republican 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.
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Wass was born in
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Young Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
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and graduated from Elders Ridge Vocational High School. He worked on a farm, at a tire and rubber factory, and was manager of a cemetery. Wass went to the
University of Pennsylvania
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. Wass and his wife owned a food stand business at the Indiana County Fair and at other fairs and festivals. Wass served as auditor of Indiana County from 1965 to 1968 and as treasurer of Indiana County from 1968 to 1976. He then served in the Pennsylvania House from 1976 until 1990.
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2020 deaths
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