Valerie Gaydos
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 44th district
Assumed office
December 1, 2018
Preceded byMark Mustio
Personal details
Born (1967-07-03) July 3, 1967
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationDickinson College (BA)

Valerie Gaydos (born July 3, 1967) is an American businesswoman[1][2][3][4] and politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 44th district. Elected in November 2018, she assumed office on December 1, 2018.

Early life and education

Gaydos was born in Pittsburgh in 1967. After graduating from Sewickley Academy in 1986, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian language and economics from Dickinson College in 1989.[5]

Career

Gaydos began her public service career in 1989 as a legislative assistant for the Pennsylvania State Senate's Republican Caucus, and continued in that role until 1992, when she was hired as the director of the Greater Baltimore Technology Council.[6] She worked for the council until 1995.[7]

She founded Capitol Growth, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland in 1994.[8][9] By 2002, her firm was operating in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[10] She continues as the company's president and chief executive officer, according to her current Pennsylvania House of Representatives biography.[11]

In 2002, she founded 51st Associates, LLC and continues to serve as that company's president as well. She then founded the Angel Venture Forum in 2012 and remains that firm's president.[12]

Gaydos was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in November 2018 and assumed office on December 1, 2018.[13] During the 2019–2020 legislative session, Gaydos served as chair of the House Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Development. In the 2021–2022 session, she chaired the Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Small Business and served as secretary of the House Liquor Control Committee.[14]

Since her initial victory, she has been re-elected to two additional consecutive terms, in 2020 and 2022.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Cecil, Andrea Maria. "Investing angels." York, Pennsylvania: York Daily Record, June 12, 2005, p. E1 (subscription required).
  2. ↑ Armstrong, Mike. "Beauty contest for start-ups." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 28, 2010, p. C1 (subscription required).
  3. ↑ Gelles, Jeff. "Devilishly clever; hoping for Angels." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 7, 2010, pp. C1, C5 (subscription required).
  4. ↑ DiStefano, Joseph D. "Fair lets small firms pitch to investors." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 2010, p. D3 (subscription required).
  5. ↑ "VALERIE GAYDOS". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  6. ↑ "Group's newsletter focuses on technology." Baltimore, Maryland: The Baltimore Sun, June 1, 1993, p. 10C (subscription required).
  7. ↑ "Representative Valerie S. Gaydos". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  8. ↑ "The Business Scape of the Lehigh Valley Has Changed" (advertisement). Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, September 9, 2000, p. B22 (subscription required).
  9. ↑ "Malone, Hermione. "How to earn venture capital." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, September 23, 2000, p. B16-17 (subscription required).
  10. ↑ "Strausbaugh, Judy A. "Startups plug into the value of technology." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Sunday News, December 8, 2002, pp. D1, D7 (subscription required).
  11. ↑ "Representative Valerie S. Gaydos". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  12. ↑ "Representative Valerie S. Gaydos". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  13. ↑ "Representative Valerie S. Gaydos". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  14. ↑ "Valerie Gaydos". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  15. ↑ "Representative Valerie S. Gaydos". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
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