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Tarah Probst

Tarah Probst

American politician

Tarah Dorothea Probst is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 189th District since 2023.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 189th district, Preceded by ...

Biography

Born in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Probst graduated from King's College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications in 1992 and from Widener University's School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 2003.[1]

From 2015 to 2022, she served as mayor of Stroudsburg; as a part-time mayor, she also worked as a regional outreach coordinator at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility.[2] She previously owned a restaurant with her husband and spent many years in business marketing.[3]

In 2018, she unsuccessfully challenged Republican incumbent Mario Scavello for Pennsylvania's 40th Senate District, receiving 42,396 votes to Scavello's 54,783.[4]

When State Representative Rosemary Brown ran to succeed the retiring Scavello in 2022, Probst ran for Brown's seat and won with 56% of the vote, defeating Republican Steve Ertle.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Tarah Probst". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. [2]
    Caldwell, Dave (July 27, 2022). "Stroudsburg, Pa.: A Small Town at the 'Heart of the Poconos'". New York Times.
  3. [3]
    "Rep. Tarah Probst".
  4. [4]
    Esack, Steve; Merlin, Michelle (November 7, 2018). "Results of PA Senate, House races across Lehigh Valley and state". Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  5. [5]
    Eustice, Amanda (November 9, 2022). "New state representative elected for the 189th District in the Poconos". WNEP-TV.
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