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| Name | Catherine Baker Knoll |
| Address |
McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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September 03, 1930
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| Died | November 12, 2008
(78 years)
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| Contributor | Classical Liberal |
| Last Modifed | David
Sep 03, 2020 06:50pm |
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Caucasian - Widowed - Cancer - Catholic - Straight -
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| Info | Mrs. Catherine T. Baker Knoll
She also lost the 1984 Democratic primary for State Treasurer to the late State Auditor Gen. Al Benedict-D.
Daughter of the late former McKees Rocks Mayor Nicholas James Baker.
The first woman elected to the Office of Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Catherine Baker Knoll comes to this position prepared by a lifetime of public service. Her prior experience as a statewide officeholder makes her uniquely qualified to confront the challenges ahead.
Born in Pittsburgh, educated at Duquesne University, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, Lt. Gov. Knoll served eight distinguished years as State Treasurer of Pennsylvania.
As treasurer, she implemented and maintained the highest standards of accountability and integrity. She also kept Pennsylvania ahead of the technology curve by building a High Tech Investment Center that saved Pennsylvania hundreds of millions of dollars through increased efficiency and returned nearly two billion dollars in interest.
Her credentials include accomplishments in finance, transportation, housing, education, environmental work, human rights, small business development and urban and rural revitalization efforts.
Prior to holding public office, she was a schoolteacher and a businesswoman. Lt. Gov. Knoll has contributed to her community through her longstanding involvement with the YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs, Mom's House, the NAACP, Elder Care, Inc., and the Pennsylvania Nature Conservancy.
Honored by organizations throughout the nation for her leadership, she accumulated a long list of "firsts." Among them: first woman appointed to the AFL-CIO Housing and Building Board of Trustees; Chairwoman of the Pension Committee of the National Association of State Treasurers; creator of Pennsylvania's Student Loan Program and of Small Business Loan Programs for women and minorities.
Lt. Gov. Knoll's late husband, Charles, was a U.S. Postmaster. Her four children are all adult professionals in their own right.
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