Pat Vance
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Patricia H. Vance is a Republican
member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
, representing the District 31
since 2004.
She was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from 1990 to 2004.
She served as Recorder of Deeds
in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
from 1978 to 1990. Prior to elective office she was a surgical pediatric nurse in the Harrisburg Hospital
.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such...
, representing the District 31
Pennsylvania Senate, District 31
Pennsylvania's 31st Senatorial District is made up of all of Cumberland County and part of York County.Areas of York County included in the 31st District:*Carroll Township*Dillsburg Borough*Fairview Township*Franklin Township*Franklintown Borough...
since 2004.
She was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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....
from 1990 to 2004.
She served as Recorder of Deeds
Recorder of deeds
Recorder of deeds is a government office tasked with maintaining public records and documents, especially records relating to real estate ownership that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights over that property.-Background:...
in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 235,406.-History:...
from 1978 to 1990. Prior to elective office she was a surgical pediatric nurse in the Harrisburg Hospital
Harrisburg Hospital
Harrisburg Hospital is a 400-bed urban community hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving as the primary hospital for the also Harrisburg-based PinnacleHealth System, a primary chain of hospitals and clinics serving central Pennsylvania. The hospital is a teaching facility providing...
.