Kathy Rapp

Kathy L. Rapp is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 65th District.

Kathy L. Rapp
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 65th district
Assumed office
January 4, 2005[1]
Preceded byJim Lynch
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceWarren, Pennsylvania
Alma materSlippery Rock University
Websitewww.reprapp.com

Career

She was elected in 2004. She currently serves on the House Environmental Resources and Energy, State Government, and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committees. She also sits on the House Education Committee, where she is the senior Republican member on the Subcommittee on Special Education. .[2] Rapp is chairman of the House Health Committee. [3]

Political Positions

Rapp was "very much" opposed to legalizing medical cannabis in Pennsylvania, believing that it could open the door to full adult use cannabis legalization.[4][5]

Personal

Prior to elective office, Rapp served as a community relations representative with Beverly Health Care in Warren, Pennsylvania. She volunteered for the Parent Education Network in York, Pennsylvania. She also worked as a compliance monitor with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, where she helped examine special education programs and served as a consultant with the Parent Education Network.[6]

Rapp lives in Warren and is the mother of a son and two daughters. She has three grandchildren.[7]

References
  1. "SESSION OF 2005 - 189TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2005-01-04.
  2. "Representative Rapp's Web Profile" http://reprapp.com
  3. "House Health Committee". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. Finnerty, John. "Medical marijuana clears major hurdle with state House vote". Meadville Tribune. Meadville Tribune. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. "Rep. Rapp weighs in on bill, issue of medical marijuana | News, Sports, Jobs - Times Observer". Times Observer. Times Observer. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  6. "Representative Rapp's Web Profile" http://reprapp.com
  7. "Representative Rapp's Web Profile" http://reprapp.com
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