Judy Ward

Ward graduated from Hollidaysburg High School and was awarded a nursing degree by the Altoona Hospital School of Nursing. Employed as a registered nurse for twenty-two years, she was subsequently employed by Allegheny Lutheran Social Services, Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School, and as a medical, health and wellness coordinator at Ward Transport and Logistics. She also founded All About Towne, a relocation assistance company.{{cite news |author=Shawn Hardy |url=http://www.echo-pilot.com/news/20180123/rep-ward--running-for--pa-senate |title=Rep. Ward running for Pa. Senate |newspaper=Echo-Pilot |date=January 23, 2018 }}

Ward is also a graduate of Pennsylvania State University's Rural and Urban Leadership (RULE) Program.{{Cite web|url=https://senatorjudyward.com/biography/|title = Biography}}

In 2014 Ward was elected to represent the 80th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,{{cite web |title = SESSION OF 2015 - 199TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1|work = Legislative Journal| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives |date = 2015-01-06|url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/2015/0/20150106.pdf}} the first woman elected from the district.{{cite news |author=Phil Ray |url=http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2018/05/ward-credits-family-for-win/ |title=Ward credits family for win: Women to represent both parties in fall election for Senate |newspaper=Altoona Mirror |date=May 16, 2018 }} In July 2018 she won the Republican Party nomination for the election to succeed John Eichelberger representing the 30th District in the Pennsylvania State Senate;{{cite news |author=Amber South |url=https://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/05/15/pa-2018-primary-live-results-30th-senate-district/612748002/ |title=Pa. primary election: Rep. Judy Ward wins GOP race in 30th Senate District |newspaper=Chambersburg Public Opinion |date=May 16, 2018 |orig-year=May 15, 2018 }} the Democratic nominee was also a woman, Emily Garbuny Best.

In January 2018, Ward and her fellow Republican House member Mike Turzai proposed HB2050 to ban abortions in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to prevent women from terminating pregnancies in cases when fetuses are diagnosed with Down syndrome. The bill was passed out of the Pennsylvania House's Health Committee without a public hearing of the proposed legislation on April 9, 2018 and rapidly scheduled for a final vote the next week.Polaneczky, Ronnie. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/417802438/?terms=%22Judy%20Ward%22&match=1 Bill isn't really about caring for the disabled]." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 11, 2018 (subscription required).

On November 6, 2018, State Representative Judy Ward won the 30th State Senatorial District Seat, replacing Hon. Senator John Eichelberger. On January 1, 2019 Senator-elect Ward was sworn into office, as the first female state senator from the Pennsylvania 30th Senatorial District

Described as one of the most consistently reliable conservative votes in the Pennsylvania Senate, she has received the support of multiple conservative groups, including the Pro-Life Federation of Pennsylvania, the NRA Political Victory Fund,{{cite web |title=NRA-PVF {{!}} Grades {{!}} Pennsylvania |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/pennsylvania/ |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104210006/https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/pennsylvania/ |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |language=en-US |url-status=usurped}} and the conservative business entrepreneurs organization Commonwealth Partners. She was also the recipient of the "Award for Conservative Achievement" from the American Conservative Union.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

In 2023, Ward introduced a bill to limit the impact of inflation on Social Security recipients.{{Cite web |author=Staff Report |date=2023-04-08 |title=PA Senator Ward introduces bill to to[sic] limit inflation's impact on Social Security recipients |url=https://tristatealert.com/pa-senator-ward-introduces-bill-to-to-limit-inflations-impact-on-social-security-recipients/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=Tri-State Alert |language=en-US}}

Ward and her husband Bill have two sons.

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• [http://www.repjudyward.com/ Official Web Site]
• [http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=80 PA House profile]
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