She was elected to represent Ward 7 on the Abington Township Board of Commissioners in 1990. In 1994, after one term as a Township Commissioner, she was elected to represent the 153rd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[5] During her tenure there, she has had 17 bills signed into law.[5] During her legislative career, she was known for advocating on behalf of the Abington School District and for her work on energy and environmental issues, including her service as Chair of the Task Force on a 21st Century Energy Policy for Pennsylvania.[6]
In May 2009, after her diagnosis with pancreatic cancer, she and her husband moved from Jenkintown to San Francisco to be near their daughter.[6] She died in October 2009.[6]
Referencesedit
^"SESSION OF 1995 - 179TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1995-01-03.
^Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2004
^. Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2004-02-04.
^. Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2000-03-07.
^ ab. Official Pennsylvania Republican Caucus Biography. Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus. Archived from the original on 2004-02-22.
^"Representative in Congress, 2004 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004.
External linksedit
at the Wayback Machine (archived February 4, 2004) official PA House profile (archived)
at the Wayback Machine (archive index) - official Party website (archived)
January 01, 1970
ellen, bard, ellen, bard, january, 1949, october, 2009, american, politician, serving, republican, member, pennsylvania, house, representatives, ellen, bardmember, pennsylvania, house, representatives, from, 153rd, districtin, office, january, 1995, november, . Ellen M Bard January 11 1949 October 28 2009 was an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Ellen M BardMember of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 153rd districtIn office January 3 1995 1 November 30 2004 2 Preceded byMartin LaubSucceeded byJosh ShapiroPersonal detailsBorn 1949 01 11 January 11 1949Minneapolis Minnesota U S DiedOctober 28 2009 2009 10 28 aged 60 San Francisco California U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseRobert G StiratelliChildren1ResidenceJenkintown PennsylvaniaAlma materPomona CollegeOccupationlegislator Bard was born in Minneapolis Minnesota She graduated from Pomona College in 1971 3 She also earned a M S degree from the Boston University School of Public Communication in 1972 and another M S from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1980 4 Bard was also a Marshall Scholar She was elected to represent Ward 7 on the Abington Township Board of Commissioners in 1990 In 1994 after one term as a Township Commissioner she was elected to represent the 153rd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 5 During her tenure there she has had 17 bills signed into law 5 During her legislative career she was known for advocating on behalf of the Abington School District and for her work on energy and environmental issues including her service as Chair of the Task Force on a 21st Century Energy Policy for Pennsylvania 6 She left her PA House seat to run for Pennsylvania s 13th congressional district losing the Republican primary to Melissa Brown who went on to lose to Allyson Schwartz 7 In May 2009 after her diagnosis with pancreatic cancer she and her husband moved from Jenkintown to San Francisco to be near their daughter 6 She died in October 2009 6 References edit SESSION OF 1995 179TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No 1 PDF Legislative Journal Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1995 01 03 Per Article II Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution the legislative session ended on November 30 2004 Ellen M Bard Republican Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archived from the original on 2004 02 04 Ellen M Bard Republican Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archived from the original on 2000 03 07 a b Ellen Bard Official Pennsylvania Republican Caucus Biography Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus Archived from the original on 2004 02 22 a b c Foti Kaitlyn November 4 2009 Former legislator Ellen Bard dies at age 60 Montgomery News Montgomery County Pennsylvania Journal Register Company Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Representative in Congress 2004 General Primary Commonwealth of PA Elections Information Pennsylvania Department of State 2004 External links editPennsylvania House of Representatives Ellen M Bard Republican at the Wayback Machine archived February 4 2004 official PA House profile archived Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus Ellen Bard at the Wayback Machine archive index official Party website archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ellen Bard amp oldid 1206770856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
