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]

Quick Facts Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 117th district, Preceded by ...
Karen Boback
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Boback in November 2022
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 117th district
In office
January 2, 2007 (2007-01-02)  November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30)
Preceded byGeorge C. Hasay
Succeeded byMike Cabell
Personal details
BornScranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Bernard J. Boback, Jr.
Children2
Residence(s)Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationCollege Misericordia (BA, MA)
Marywood University (MEd)
University of Pennsylvania (PhD)
WebsiteOfficial
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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

More information Year, Republican ...
Results 2006–2014 [6]
Year Republican Votes Pct Democrat Votes Pct
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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