Kim L. Ward

Family

Husband: Thomas; 3 Children: Tom, Michael, Matthew,

EDUCATION

Attended, Middle Tennessee State University
Attended, University of Pittsburgh
Attended, Respiratory Therapy, Allegheny County Community College

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, District 39, 2024
President Pro Tempore, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, 2023-present
Majority Floor Leader, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, 2021-2023
Majority Caucus Administrator, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, 2019-2021
Senator, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, District 39, 2009-present

COMMITTEES

Aging and Youth Committee
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
Appropriations Committee

Communications and Technology Committee
Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee
Education Committee
Environmental Resources and Energy Committee
Finance Committee
Game and Fisheries Committee
Health and Human Services Committee
Intergovernmental Operations Committee
Judiciary Committee
Labor and Industry Committee
Law and Justice Committee
Local Government Committee
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
State Government Committee
Transportation Committee
Urban Affairs and Housing Committee
Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Founder/Political Consultant, Ward Strategies, 2005-2006
Field Director, Southwest Pennsylvania Bush Cheney, 2004
Campaign Manager, Joe Hardy's County Commissioner Campaign, 2003
Regional Office Director, Southwest Pennsylvania, Governor Mark Schweiker, 2002
Political Director, Southwest Pennsylvania, Senator Rick Santorum, 2000
Former Board Certified Respiratory Therapist, Hershey Medical Center
Former Board Certified Respiratory Therapist, Vanderbilt University Hospital
Former Board Certified Respiratory Therapist, Allegheny General Hospital

RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS

Member, Pennsylvania Republican Party Leadership Committee, present
Member, Italian Sons and Daughters of America, present
Member, National Rifle Association, present
Member, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, present
Member, Pittsburgh History Center Leadership team, present
Mentor, Anne Anstine Series, present
Commissioner, Westmoreland County, 2008
Member/Chair, Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors, 2002-2007
Board Member, Anne Anstine Series, 2003-2006
Alternate Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2000
Volunteer Coordinator, Westmoreland County, 1994
Former Member, Women's Leadership Council
Former Member/Chair, Westmoreland County Republican Committee
Member, Women's Professional Business Association of Latrobe