Sue Helm

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = File:Susan Helm.jpg

| name = Susan C. Helm

| state_house = Pennsylvania

| district = 104th

| term_start = January 2, 2007{{cite web | title = SESSION OF 2007 191ST OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 1 | work = LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL | publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives | date = 2007-01-02 | url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/2007/0/20070102.PDF | access-date =2009-01-09}}

| term_end = November 30, 2022

| predecessor = Mark S. McNaughton

| successor = Dave Madsen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|12|12}}

| birth_place = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| alma_mater = Harrisburg Area Community College

| occupation = Real estate broker

| spouse =

| children =

| residence = Susquehanna Township, Pennsylvania

| website = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101231031109/http://suehelm.net/ www.suehelm.net]}}

}}

Susan C. Helm (born December 12, 1943) is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 104th District and was elected in 2006.{{cite web| title = 2006 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly| work = Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information| publisher = Pennsylvania Department of State| year = 2004| url = http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=24&OfficeID=13| access-date = 2009-01-09| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081127151803/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=24&OfficeID=13| archive-date = 2008-11-27}}

Helm earned an associate degree from the Harrisburg Area Community College.{{cite web | title = Representative Susan C. 'Sue' Helm (PA)| work = Project Vote Smart| publisher = Project Vote Smart| year = 2008| url = http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=46977| access-date =2009-01-09}}

She worked as a Word Processing Manager for Capital Blue Cross from 1961 though 1986.{{cite web | title = Rep. Sue Helm Biography | publisher = Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus | year = 2008 | url = http://www.suehelm.net/?sectionid=2§iontree=2| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110724085601/http://www.suehelm.net/?sectionid=2§iontree=2| url-status = usurped| archive-date = July 24, 2011| access-date = 2009-01-11 }}{{Cite news |title=Meet Sue Helm, candidate for Congress in the 17th Congressional District. |newspaper=PoliticsPA |publisher=The Publius Group, Inc. |year=2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030711162153/http://politicspa.com/FEATURES/howwewinpa17helm.htm |url=http://politicspa.com/FEATURES/howwewinpa17helm.htm |archive-date=July 11, 2003 |url-status=dead }} Helm owned her own real estate broker agency, "Sue At The Helm Real Estate," a franchise of Century 21 Real Estate, from 1986 through 2006.

Helm was a candidate for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district in 2004, losing the Republican nomination to Scott Paterno.{{cite web | title = 2004 General Primary- Representative in Congress| work = Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information | publisher = Pennsylvania Department of State | year = 2004 | url = http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=10&OfficeID=11 | access-date = 2009-01-21}} She also served as a member of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania from 1994 through 2004. She was a delegate to the 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000 Republican National Convention.

Helm sat on the Gaming Oversight and Tourism & Recreational Development committees while she was a state Representative.{{Cite web|title=Representative Susan C. Helm|url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/House_bio.cfm?id=1107|access-date=2022-01-19|website=The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.|language=English}}

On March 21, 2022, Helm announced she would not be seeking another term in office in the 2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election and would instead be retiring.{{cite web |last1=Helm |first1=Susan |title=Helm Announces Final Term in House |url=https://www.suehelm.net/News/27487/Latest-News/Helm-Announces-Final-Term-in-House |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705123245/https://www.suehelm.net/News/27487/Latest-News/Helm-Announces-Final-Term-in-House |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |website=/www.suehelm.net |access-date=12 November 2022}} There would be no Republican on the ballot where Democrat, Dave Madsen, defeated Keystone candidate David Kocur to take her seat.