Joanne Stehr
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Joanne Stehr
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
| smallimage =
| caption =
| order =
| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district = 107th
| term_start = January 3, 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = Kurt Masser
| successor =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| residence =
| spouse = Divorced
| children = 2
| education =
| occupation = Nurse
| signature =
| website = [https://www.repstehr.com/ repstehr.com]
| branch =
| battles =
| serviceyears =
| rank =
}}
Joanne C. Stehr is an American politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 107th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 3, 2023.{{cite web |title=Joanne Stehr |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?id=1961 |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives |access-date=26 March 2023}} She is noted as being the first female legislator to ever represent any part of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Early life
Stehr attended Tri-Valley Junior/Senior High School graduating as part of their class of 1982. She then attended the Schuylkill county area vocational technical school where she received her license to become a practicing nurse.{{cite web |last1=Stehr |first1=Joanne |title=About JoAnne |url=https://www.repstehr.com/about |website=www.repstehr.com |access-date=26 March 2023}}
Political career
Stehr ran on a platform of lowering taxes, implementing term limits, and protecting the second amendment. In what many considered an upset, she defeated a primary challenger, Ron Tanney, with almost a 7% margin before facing Democrat Ryan Mock in the general election. She would defeat him with almost a 50% margin.{{cite web |last1=DEKLINSKI |first1=LARRY |title=Stehr wins seat for 107th Legislative District |url=https://www.newsitem.com/news/local/stehr-wins-seat-for-107th-legislative-district/article_8138cec8-82f1-5f03-9c6b-cc260892b9da.html |website=The News-Item |access-date=26 March 2023}}
Since being elected, she has opened two district offices, one in Shamokin, Pennsylvania and another in Hegins, Pennsylvania.{{cite web |title=Stehr opens district offices in Shamokin, Hegins |url=https://www.northcentralpa.com/community/stehr-opens-district-offices-in-shamokin-hegins/article_9e27c8cc-aafb-11ed-9996-53e1715c8674.html |website=www.northcentralpa.com |access-date=26 March 2023}}
Personal life
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change
| title=PA House election, 2022 Republican Primary:
Pennsylvania House, District 107}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Joanne Stehr
| votes = 5,029
| percentage = 53.3%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ron Tanney
| votes = 4,382
| percentage = 46.44%}}
{{Election box margin of victory no change
| votes = 647
| percentage = 6.86%}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| votes = 9,411
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title=PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 107}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Joanne Stehr
| votes = 18,246
| percentage = 74.4%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Ryan Mock
| votes = 6,025
| percentage = 24.6%}}
{{Election box margin of victory no change
| votes = 12,221
| percentage = 49.8%}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| votes = 24,271
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Pennsylvania House of Representatives}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stehr, Joanne}}
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Women state legislators in Pennsylvania
Category:21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly