June Honaman

June N. Honaman (May 24, 1920 – December 3, 1994) was an American government official. A Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, she became the second woman ever to represent Lancaster County in the Pennsylvania State Legislature when she was elected to represent Pennsylvania's 97th district in 1976 and then also became the first woman in the history of the House to chair the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.

June N. Honaman
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 97th district
In office 1977–1988
Preceded by	Marvin E. Miller, Sr.
Succeeded by	Jere Strittmatter
Personal details
Born	May 24, 1920 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 3, 1994(1994-12-03) (aged 74) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Peter K. Honaman (m. 1948)
Parent(s)	Lester W. Newcomer and Maude (Stauffer) Newcomer
Alma mater	Bachelor of Fine Arts, Beaver College (now Arcadia University), 1941
Occupation	Educator, businesswoman and state government official

Formative years

Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on May 24, 1920, June Newcomer was a daughter of Lester W. Newcomer and Maude (Stauffer) Newcomer. She graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1937 and then earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Beaver College (now Arcadia University) in 1941. She also attended the Lancaster Business School.

On November 20, 1948, she wed attorney Peter K. Honaman.

Career and public service

A teacher from 1947 to 1952, Honaman later worked for the Armstrong Cork Company. A member of the Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women, she co-chaired the Women's Republican Club of Lancaster County in 1949, served as vice chair of the Pennsylvania Republican Party from 1964 to 1975, and also served as an elected delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1964, 1968 and 1972.

Appointed by Pennsylvania's Governor to the Pennsylvania Commission on the Status of Women, she served in that capacity from 1964 to 1972. She was then appointed to the Governor's Task Force on Election Reform in 1975.

Elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1976 as a Republican, she served six consecutive terms, during which time she was appointed to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, serving in that capacity from 1981 to 1988. She also served on the agriculture, ethics, federal and state affairs, state government, and Republican policy committees during her tenure with the House. She opted not to run for reelection in 1988.

Awards and other honors

• Woman of the Year Award, Capitol Hill Council of Republican Women (1987)
• Chairman's Award for Outstanding Service, Lancaster County Republican Party (1988)

Other memberships

Honaman was an officer or member of multiple business, civic, social, and spiritual organizations, including the:

• American Association of University Women;
• American Red Cross (volunteer);
• Business and Professional Women's Foundation (member, Lancaster chapter);
• Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution (member);
• Hempfield Woman's Club, Hempfield, Pennsylvania;
• Lancaster Airport Building Fund (volunteer);
• Lancaster Exchange Club (president);
• Lancaster Horse Show (chair);
• Lancaster Tennis and Yacht Club (member and president);
• National Council of State Governments (board member);
• St. Edward's Episcopal Church, Lancaster (member);
• St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary, Lancaster (volunteer);
• Sea Pines Country Club, Hilton Head, South Carolina (member); and the
• United Way.

Death and interment

Honaman died in Lancaster on December 3, 1994 and was interred at that city's Woodward Cemetery.