Barbara Hafer Politician

Barbara Hafer (born August 1, 1943) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Initially a member of the Republican Party, she served as a member of the Allegheny County Board of Commissioners from 1984 to 1989, as the Auditor General of Pennsylvania from 1989 to 1997 and as the Treasurer of Pennsylvania from 1997 to 2005. She explored a run for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2002 but declined to run after the party rallied around Pennsylvania Attorney General D. Michael Fisher. She went on to endorse Democratic nominee Ed Rendell, who won the election, and in 2003, she joined the Democratic Party. After leaving office in 2005, she considered running for several offices, but never did so.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 01, 1943
Residence
Indiana Pennsylvania
Education
Duquesne University

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Office holder

office
33rd Treasurer of Pennsylvania
48th Auditor General of Pennsylvania
Member of the Allegheny CountyBoard of Commissioners
other party
Republican Party (United States)
party
Democratic Party (United States)

Barbara Hafer on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.haferforcongress.com
  2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=4426