Susan C. Helm (born December 12, 1943) is a former Republican member of the

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for the 104th District and was elected in

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. Helm earned an associate degree from the Harrisburg Area Community College. She worked as a Word Processing Manager for

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from 1961 though 1986. Helm owned her own real estate broker agency, "Sue At The Helm Real Estate," a franchise of

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, from 1986 through 2006. Helm was a candidate for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district in

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, losing the Republican nomination to Scott Paterno. She also served as a member of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania from 1994 through 2004. She was a delegate to the

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, and

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. Helm sat on the Gaming Oversight and Tourism & Recreational Development committees while she was a state Representative. On March 21, 2022, Helm announced she would not be seeking another term in office in the

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and would instead be retiring. There would be no Republican on the ballot where Democrat,

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, defeated Keystone candidate David Kocur to take her seat.

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Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Sue Helm
official PA House website
Sue Helm for State House
official campaign website 1943 births Living people Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Politicians from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Women state legislators in Pennsylvania Candidates in the 2004 United States elections 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub