Mary Ann Arty
Mary Ann Arty | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 165th district | |
| In office 1979–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Stapleton, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Bill Adolph |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1926[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 26, 2000 (aged 73)[2] Bradenton, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
Mary Ann Arty-Majors (November 24, 1926 – October 26, 2000) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 165th district from 1979 to 1988.
Early life and education
[edit]Arty was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Philadelphia High School for Girls in 1944.[3] She received a R.N degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1947 and a B.S. from West Chester State College (now West Chester University) in 1966.[4]
Career
[edit]Arty was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 165th district in 1978 and was reelected to 4 consecutive terms. She was not a candidate for reelection in 1988.[5]
She was elected to the Delaware County Council and served from 1989 to 1996 including as chair from 1991 to 1996. She worked as the director of Delaware County Human Services from 1996 to 1998.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Pennsylvania. Dept. of General Services; Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies (1987). The Pennsylvania Manual. Vol. 108. Department of General Services. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ "Mary Ann Arty-majors, Delco Political Figure - Philly.com". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ "MARY ANN ARTY". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ a b "MARY ANN ARTY". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members A". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- 1926 births
- 2000 deaths
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century American women politicians
- Drexel University alumni
- Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- West Chester University alumni
- Women state legislators in Pennsylvania
- Politicians from Philadelphia
- 20th-century Pennsylvania politicians