Terry E. Van Horne (February 24, 1946 – January 30, 2012) was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he represented the 54th legislative district. He was born in

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and graduated from Arnold High School in 1963. He earned a degree from

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in 1968 and a law degree from

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in 1993. He was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1980, a position he held until 2000. In 2000, Democratic Congressman

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vacated

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to challenge Republican

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for the

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. Van Horne won an 8-way primary election to win the Democratic nominee to succeed Klink. He defeated the state and national party's preferred candidate, Matthew Mangino, the Lawrence County, Pennsylvania district attorney. Van Horne lost the election to then- Pennsylvania Senator Melissa Hart. In July 2007, Van Horne was hired as the

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for Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. He was fired by the Penn Hills municipal council in February 2009 and said that he was distracted by his duties as solicitor for

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and that he had failed to move into the municipality within the required time period.

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* official PA House profile (archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Horne, Terry 1946 births 2012 deaths Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Politicians from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Duquesne University alumni Widener University alumni