Jane Clare Orie

Sessions

Session	Position	District	Party
2001		40	Republican
2002		40	Republican
2003		40	Republican
2004		40	Republican
2005		40	Republican
2006		40	Republican
2007	Whip	40	Republican
2008	Whip	40	Republican
2009	Whip	40	Republican
2010	Whip	40	Republican
2011		40	Republican
2012		40	Republican

Counties	Allegheny, Butler

Biography

09/18/1961 -

Jane Clare Orie, (R-40) Allegheny (part) and Butler (part)

Early Life:

Jane Clare Orie, (R-40) born September 18, 1961, Pittsburgh, daughter of Dr. John R. and the late Patricia R. Orie; Vincentian High School, 1980; Franklin & Marshall College (B.A.), 1984; Duquesne University School of Law (J.D.), 1987;

Early Career:

Former State Deputy Attorney General: Division of Criminal Prosecution; former assistant District Attorney: Allegheny County

Awards:

Military Order of the Cootie of the United States Distinguished Service Award -2007, Soldiers & Sailors Patriot Award -2007, Pennsylvania Federation of Museums & Historical Organizations[SG1] Executive Pennsylvania Director Award-2007, ACHIEVA-Excellent in Government Service-2006, Champion of Hope & Healing -2006, Elected Official of the Year -2006, Legislator Advancement of the Year -2006, Family Resources of Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon Award -2006, Pennsylvania Bar Association Liberty Bell -2005, West View VFW Post #2754 Medal of Commendation -2005, Triumph Award.-2005, State Official of the Year-2005, Civil Air Patrol-2005

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected - Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1996, 1998 and 2000; resigned from the House, April 3, 2001;

Elected - Pennsylvania State Senate in a Special Election (March 20, 2001); elected, Majority Whip (2007-April 6, 2010) first Pennsylvania woman in Senate Leadership; appointed, Joint State Government Commission (2007-2010); appointed, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (2007-2010); elected, delegate, Republican National Convention (2008). Resigned from the Senate on May 21, 2012.

Pa. House of Representatives Biography:

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=43&body=H

Papers of Honorable Jane Clare Orie, 1997-2001, Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives, Harrisburg.

http://bmc-archivesspace.pabmc.net:8081/repositories/2/resources/458

Cited:

Trostle, S. (Ed.). (2013). The Pennsylvania manual, 120. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, p. 3-20.