Susan C. Helm (born December 12, 1943) is a former
Republican
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Political ideology
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the
104th District and was elected in
2006.
Helm earned an associate degree from the
Harrisburg Area Community College
, mottoeng = Knowledge Restores Truth
, established = 1964, accredited in 1967
, type = Public, Community College
, president = John J. "Ski" Sygielski, Ed.D.
, city = Harrisburg
, state = PA
, country = USA
, undergrad = 19,000
, admin ...
.
She worked as a Word Processing Manager for
Capital Blue Cross from 1961 though 1986.
Helm owned her own real estate broker agency, "Sue At The Helm Real Estate," a franchise of
Century 21 Real Estate
Century 21 Real Estate LLC is an American real estate agent franchise company founded in 1971. The system consists of approximately 14,000 independently owned and operated franchised broker offices in 86 countries and territories worldwide with ov ...
, from 1986 through 2006.
Helm was a candidate for
Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district is represented by Democrat Conor Lamb. The district encompasses the entirety of Beaver County, a small portion of southwestern Butler County, and all parts of Allegheny County not part of the 18th ...
in
2004, losing the Republican nomination to Scott Paterno.
She also served as a member of the
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Republican Party (PAGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the state of Pennsylvania. It is headquartered in Harrisburg.
History
Founding
The party was founded on November 27, 1854, in Towanda ( Bradford County) by ...
from 1994 through 2004.
She was a delegate to the
1988
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,
1992,
1996, and
2000 Republican National Convention
The 2000 Republican National Convention convened at the First Union Center (now the Wells Fargo Center) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from July 31 to August 3, 2000. The 2000 delegates assembled at the convention nominated Texas Governor Geor ...
.
Helm sat on the Gaming Oversight and Tourism & Recreational Development committees while she was a state Representative.
On March 21, 2022, Helm announced she would not be seeking another term in office in the
2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
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and would instead be retiring.
There would be no Republican on the ballot where
Democrat
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
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,
Dave Madsen, defeated
Keystone candidate David Kocur to take her seat.
References
External links
Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Sue Helmofficial PA House website
Sue Helm for State Houseofficial campaign website
1943 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Politicians from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Women state legislators in Pennsylvania
Candidates in the 2004 United States elections
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
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