Kate M. Harper

Catherine M. Harper
Catherine M. Harper in 2007
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 61st district
Assumed office
January 2, 2001[1]
Preceded by Joseph M. Gladeck, Jr.
Personal details
Born (1956-04-05) April 5, 1956
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Paul J. Kelly III
Children Paul Kelly IV, Thomas Kelly
Residence Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania
Alma mater La Salle University
Villanova University

Catherine M. "Kate" Harper (born April 5, 1956) is a Republican politician representing the 61st Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Harper is the Chair of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Local Government Committee[2] and sits on the Transportation Committee.[3]

Early life and education

Kate Harper graduated from Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, La Salle University, and Villanova University School of Law. She lives in Lower Gwynedd Township and has two children.[4] She is a partner at the law firm of Timoney Knox.[5]

Political career

She was appointed to the Lower Gwynedd Township Planning Commission and was elected township supervisor, where she served as the chairman of the Lower Gwynedd Township Board of Supervisors.[6]

Harper has represented the 61st Legislative District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania since 2000 and is a member of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. Harper was the prime architect of the Growing Greener II initiative (Act 1 of 2005), a voter-approved plan to invest $625 million in farmland preservation, open space and parks, and environmental projects.[7]

Harper has also served as Chairman of the:

  • House Children and Youth Committee
  • House Ethics Committee[8]

She has also served on the Pennsylvania and Delaware Regional Water Committees.[9] Harper has received various awards in her political career.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "SESSION OF 2001 - 185TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2001-01-02.
  2. ↑ http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/cteeInfo/index.cfm?Code=30&CteeBody=H
  3. ↑ http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/cteeInfo/Index.cfm?Code=38&CteeBody=H
  4. ↑ "Biography". Kate Harper.
  5. ↑ "Catherine M. (Kate) Harper". www.timoneyknox.com.
  6. ↑ "Biography". Kate Harper.
  7. ↑ "Biography". Kate Harper.
  8. ↑ "Biography". Kate Harper.
  9. ↑ "Biography". Kate Harper.
  10. ↑ "Biography". Kate Harper.
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