Mary Jo White (born December 27, 1941)[2] is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 21st District from 1997 to 2013.

White was born in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph and Patricia Ransford.

From 1977 to 2007 she was the Corporate Secretary and Vice-President for Environmental/Government Affairs for Quaker State Oil Corp. She was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate for the 21st district and served from 1997 to 2013.

[3] She chaired the Senate Environmental Committee for 12 years and was the first woman elected to the Republican Leadership in 2011.

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