Michael G. Kavulich (August 22, 1956 – October 16, 2018), known as Sid Michaels Kavulich, was an American politician, radio, and television broadcaster.
Biography
Kavulich was born in
Taylor, Pennsylvania
Taylor is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, southwest of Scranton on the Lackawanna River. It was founded in 1790 by Cornelius Atherton. Silk manufacturing and coal mining were once practiced in the borough. Most ...
and graduated from Riverside Jr/Sr High School in 1974. In 1976, he received his associate arts degree in broadcasting from
Williamsport Area Community College. Kavulich was a radio and television broadcaster.
Political career
He was a
Democratic 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.
It ...
. He was first elected in
2010
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, and was sworn in on January 4, 2011. He served on the Aging & Older Adult Services, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Commerce, and the Finance Committees.
Death
Kavulich died on October 16, 2018, at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, following complications from heart surgery. He was reelected unopposed on November 6, 2018, having died too late into the race for his name to be removed or replaced with another candidate.
References
External links
Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Sid Michaels Kavulich (Democrat)Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus - Sid Michaels KavulichSid Michaels Kavulich for State Representative
1956 births
2018 deaths
Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Politicians from Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Politicians elected posthumously
21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
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