Karen Boback
American politician and educator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karen Boback is an American politician and educator who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 117th legislative district from 2007 to 2022.[1]
Karen Boback | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 117th district | |
In office January 2, 2007 – November 30, 2022 | |
Preceded by | George C. Hasay |
Succeeded by | Mike Cabell |
Personal details | |
Born | Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Bernard J. Boback, Jr. |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | College Misericordia (BA, MA) Marywood University (MEd) University of Pennsylvania (PhD) |
Website | Official |
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Early life and education
Boback was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She earned a bachelor's degree in elementary and special education and a master's degree in education from College Misericordia, a master's degree from elementary school guidance counseling Marywood University, and a Ph.D. in organizational leadership from the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
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Career
Prior to her career in politics, Boback worked as a teacher, guidance counselor and college professor. She was presented with the Excellence in Education Award by College Misericordia in November 2006 and was named Harveys Lake Citizen of the Year in 2006.[3]
In 2018, Boback announced "the leadership program she developed for high school students is up-and-running in the Dallas, Tunkhannock and Lake-Lehman School Districts."[4]
Boback currently serves on the Tourism & Recreational Development and Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness committees.[5]
In 2022, Boback announced her intent to retire at the end of her current term. She was succeeded by Republican Michael Cabell.
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Electoral history
Year | Republican | Votes | Pct | Democrat | Votes | Pct | ||
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2006 | Karen Boback | 12,724 | 57% | Angelo Sabbatini | 6,193 | 33% | ||
2008 | Karen Boback | 19,115 | 71% | Russ Bigus | 7,810 | 29% | ||
2010 | Karen Boback | 15,945 | 82% | Richard Shermanski | 3,587 | 18% | ||
2012 | Karen Boback | 24,003 | 100% | No candidate | ||||
2014 | Karen Boback | 12,429 | 73% | Laura Dickson | 4,603 | 27% |
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