Senator Edwin Erickson Biography

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Edwin 'Ted' B. Erickson

Senator Edwin 'Ted' B. Erickson's Biography

Full Name:	Edwin 'Ted' B. Erickson
Office:	State Senate (PA) - District 26, Republican
First Elected:	11/05/2002
Last Elected:	11/02/2010
Next Election:	2014

Gender:	Male
Family:	Wife: Katherine; 1 Child: Jonathan
Home City:	Drexel Hill, PA

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PhD, Biochemistry/Microbiology, Bryn Mawr College, 1969
BS, Biology/Chemistry, Albright College, 1960

Senator, Pennsylvania Senate, 2001-present
Chair, Delaware County Council, 1987-1989
Member, Delaware County Council, 1982-1989
Majority Policy Chair, Pennsylvania State Senate 2011-present

Communications and Technology, Member
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Member
Environmental Resources & Energy, Vice Chair
Law and Justice, Member
Public Health & Welfare, Member
Rules and Executive Nominations, Member

Chair, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, 1988-1989
Member, Arthritis Caucus
Member, Autism Caucus
Member, Biotechnology/Life Science Caucus
Member, Delaware County Economic Development Partnership
Member, Delaware County Transportation Management Association
Member, Delaware River Basin Caucus
Member, Delaware River Port Caucus
Member, Firefighter and Emergency Services Caucus
Member, Local Government Commission
Member, Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority
Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
Member, Pro-Life Caucus
Former Member, Army Science Board

Executive Director, Delaware County, 1992-2001
Regional Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1989-1992
Chief Administrative Officer of Upper Darby Township, 1976-1982
Assistant Professor of Biology, Hamilton College, 1969-1973
Biology Professor, Drexel University
Biology Professor, East Stroudsburg State College
Director of Public Health, Upper Darby Township

President, Pennsylvania Resources Council, 1996
Founding Member, Community Action Agency
Member, Delaware County Community College Educational Foundation
Founder, Delaware County Human Services Partnership
Member, Green Space Alliance
Member, March of Dimes
Member, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Member, Scouting for Food

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