Kathy Boockvar

Kathy Boockvar

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Acting Pennsylvania Secretary of State

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Pennsylvania

Law

American University, Washington College of Law

Other

Cornell University

Personal

Profession

Attorney

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Kathy Boockvar is the former secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Gov. Tom Wolf (D) appointed Boockvar on January 5, 2019, and the Pennsylvania State Senate confirmed her appointment on November 19 of that year.

On February 1, 2021, Gov. Tom Wolf (D) announced that Boockvar would be stepping down effective February 5.

Biography

Boockvar has served as an attorney. She previously served as a senior adviser to Gov. Tom Wolf. She also served as executive director of Lifecycle WomanCare and as chief counsel for the Pennsylvania auditor general. She worked as a poll worker, a voting-rights attorney, and a private practice attorney with a focus on employment law.

Boockvar began volunteering with Wills for Heroes in 2012. In 2017, she received a SmartCEO Brava Award.

Education

• B.A. - University of Pennsylvania (1990)
• J.D. - American University, Washington College of Law (1993)
• Performance Leadership Certificate - Cornell University (2014)

Political career

Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2019-2021)

Boockvar was named secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on January 5, 2019. The Pennsylvania State Senate confirmed her appointment on November 19 of that year. On February 1, 2021, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that Boockvar would be stepping down effective February 5. Boockvar's office failed to advertise a constitutional amendment as the state constitution requires. The amendment would have created a two-year period in which persons can file civil suits arising from childhood sexual abuse that would otherwise be considered outside the statute of limitations. To learn more click here.

External links

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• Pennsylvania Department of State

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Robert Torres	Secretary of State of Pennsylvania 2019–2021	Succeeded by Veronica Degraffenreid (Acting)