Karen Boback is an American politician and educator who served as a
Republican member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts.
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for the
117th legislative district from 2007 to 2022.
Early life and education
Boback was born in
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Scranton is the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the ...
. 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
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of nine colonial colleges, it was chartered in 1755 through the efforts of f ...
.
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.
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."
Boback currently serves on the Tourism & Recreational Development and Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness committees.
In 2022, Boback announced her intent to retire at the end of her current term. She was succeeded by Republican Michael Cabell.
Electoral history
References
External links
Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Karen Boback official PA House website
Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus - Rep. Karen Bobackofficial Party website
Karen Boback for State Representativeofficial campaign website
1951 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Politicians from Scranton, Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania alumni
Women state legislators in Pennsylvania
Marywood University alumni
University of Scranton alumni
Misericordia University alumni
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
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