Susan C. Helm | |
State House: | Pennsylvania |
District: | 104th |
Term Start: | January 2, 2007[1] |
Term End: | November 30, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Mark S. McNaughton |
Successor: | Dave Madsen |
Birth Date: | 12 December 1943 |
Birth Place: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Party: | Republican |
Alma Mater: | Harrisburg Area Community College |
Occupation: | Real estate broker |
Residence: | Susquehanna Township, Pennsylvania |
Website: | 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.[2]
Helm earned an associate degree from the Harrisburg Area Community College.[3]
She worked as a Word Processing Manager for Capital Blue Cross from 1961 though 1986.[4] [5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8] There would be no Republican on the ballot where Democrat, Dave Madsen, defeated Keystone candidate David Kocur to take her seat.