Kim Pizzingrilli Explained

Kim Pizzingrilli
Office:Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Term Start:1998
Term End:2002
Predecessor:Yvette Kane
Successor:C. Michael Weaver
Signature:Kim Pizzingrilli sig.png

Kim Pizzingrilli was a member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and a former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Pizzingrilli worked for the Treasurer of Pennsylvania's office and the Independent Regulatory Review Commission prior to serving as the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[4] During her tenure as Secretary of the Commonwealth, she frequently spoke to groups of high school students regarding the elections process and the importance of voting.[5] She was nominated by Pennsylvania Governors Tom Ridge, Mark Schweiker and Ed Rendell to serve as a commissioner on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. She was subsequently confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate.[6]

Following her departure from public service, Pizzingrilli became a member of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney's Government Relations and Public Policy section, for which she chaired the State Government Relations Practice Group. She also served as the co-chair of the Firm's Energy Industry team.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Silver. Jonathan D. . Kim Pizzingrilli: Women struggle for better posts in state offices . Pittsburgh Tribune Review. June 7, 2000.
  2. Web site: Commissioner Kim Pizzingrilli. www.puc.state.pa.us . Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
  3. Blakeslee, Jaime. "Students encouraged to vote." Pottsville, Pennsylvania: Pottsville Republican & Evening Herald, September 25, 1999, p. 29 (subsription required).
  4. Miller, Dan. "State honors voters." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, Octobero 20, 2000, p. 1 (subscription required).
  5. Sheehan, Dan. "Hillside pupils take to the polls." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Patriot-News, November 7, 2000, p. East-19 (subscription required).
  6. "Ridge picks aide for PUC post." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 4, 2001, p. E1 (subscription required).
  7. "A look at the state's most influential lobbyists." Hazleton, Pennsylvania: Standard-Speaker, August 6, 2018, p. A7 (subscription required).