Jane Clare Orie | |
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 Jane Clare Orie | |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 40th district | |
| In office April 3, 2001 – May 21, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Melissa Hart |
| Succeeded by | Randy Vulakovich |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 28th district | |
| In office January 7, 1997 – April 3, 2001[1] | |
| Preceded by | Elaine Farmer |
| Succeeded by | Mike Turzai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1961 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Franklin & Marshall College (BA) Duquesne University (JD) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Jane Clare Orie (born September 18, 1961) is an American politician, attorney, and convicted felon who served in both Houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. While in the State Senate, she represented the 40th district, including portions of Allegheny County and Butler County, and served as the Majority Whip. Orie is also a former member of the State House, where she represented the 28th district. She resigned from the State Senate in May 2012, following her conviction on 14 counts of forgery, conflict of interest and theft of services, and served the minimum two-and-a half years of a two-and-a-half to ten-year prison sentence.[2] She was disbarred by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on December 10, 2014.[3]
- ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2001-2002" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ "Former state Sen. Jane Orie released from prison". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 9, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ Former state Sen. Jane Orie disbarred Archived 2015-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Jason Cato; The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review December 10, 2014