Lita Indzel Cohen is a former Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....

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Cohen is a 1958 graduate of Lower Merion High School

Lower Merion High School

Lower Merion High School, is an American public high school in Ardmore, a community on the Pennsylvania Main Line.It is the larger of the two high schools in Lower Merion School District, which serves both Lower Merion Township and the Borough of Narberth. It was ranked among the top 60 U.S. high...

. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

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 in 1962 and earned her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School

University of Pennsylvania Law School

The University of Pennsylvania Law School, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania. A member of the Ivy League, it is among the oldest and most selective law schools in the nation. It is currently ranked 7th overall by U.S. News & World Report,...

 in 1965. Her husband, Stanley, is Senior Counsel with Fox Rothschild

Fox Rothschild

Fox Rothschild LLP is a national law firm with more than 500 attorneys practicing in 16 offices coast to coast. Lawyers at the firm provide a full range of legal services to public and private business entities, charitable, medical and educational institutions and individuals throughout the...

 in Philadelphia.

She was the first woman elected to the Lower Merion Township Planning Commission

Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania

Lower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and part of the Pennsylvania Main Line. As of the 2010 census, the township had a total population of 57,825...

 and served as Lower Merion Township Commissioner

Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania

Lower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and part of the Pennsylvania Main Line. As of the 2010 census, the township had a total population of 57,825...

 for eight years.

She was first elected to represent the 148th legislative district

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 148

The 148th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Montgomery County and includes the following areas:* Conshohocken* Lower Merion Township ** Ward 01** Ward 02 [PART, Divisions 01 and 02]** Ward 06 [PART, Division 03]...

 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....

 in 1993. She was the Republican nominee in the November 6, 2001 special election

Pennsylvania Senate elections, 2000

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 7, 2000, with even-numbered districts being contested. State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2000 ran from January 3, 2001...

 in the 17th senatorial district

Pennsylvania Senate, District 17

Pennsylvania's 17th Senatorial district includes parts of Delaware and Montgomery Counties.Delaware County* Radnor Township* Haverford TownshipMontgomery County* Bridgeport* Conshohocken* East Norriton Township* Lower Merion Township* Narberth...

 to succeed Richard Tilghman

Richard Tilghman

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, who retired on August 31, 2001. She lost to fellow State Representative Connie Williams

Constance H. Williams

Constance H. "Connie" Williams is a Democratic politician and former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, who represented the 17th District from 2001 to 2009.-Biography:...

. She did not run for re-election for her House of Representatives seat in 2002 and was succeeded by fellow Republican Melissa Murphy Weber

Melissa Murphy Weber

Melissa Murphy Weber is an attorney and Pennsylvania politician.Weber graduated with a degree in Economics from Denison University in 1991. While attending Denison University, Weber achieved All-American honors in lacrosse. She received her LL.M. in Trial Advocacy from Temple University School of...

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External links

• Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Lita Indzel Cohen (Republican) official PA House profile (archived)