Tarah Dorothea Probst is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 189th District since 2023.[1]
Tarah Probst | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 189th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Rosemary Brown |
| Mayor of Stroudsburg | |
| In office 2015–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Baughman |
| Succeeded by | Michael Moreno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Stroudsburg |
| Education | |
| Website | Official website |
Biography
editBorn in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Probst graduated from King's College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications in 1992 and from Widener University's School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 2003.[1]
From 2015 to 2022, she served as mayor of Stroudsburg; as a part-time mayor, she also worked as a regional outreach coordinator at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility.[2] She previously owned a restaurant with her husband and spent many years in business marketing.[3]
In 2018, she unsuccessfully challenged Republican incumbent Mario Scavello for Pennsylvania's 40th Senate District, receiving 42,396 votes to Scavello's 54,783.[4]
When State Representative Rosemary Brown ran to succeed the retiring Scavello in 2022, Probst ran for Brown's seat and won with 56% of the vote, defeating Republican Steve Ertle.[5]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Tarah Probst". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ Caldwell, Dave (July 27, 2022). "Stroudsburg, Pa.: A Small Town at the 'Heart of the Poconos'". New York Times.
- ^ "Rep. Tarah Probst".
- ^ Esack, Steve; Merlin, Michelle (November 7, 2018). "Results of PA Senate, House races across Lehigh Valley and state". Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ Eustice, Amanda (November 9, 2022). "New state representative elected for the 189th District in the Poconos". WNEP-TV.