Kathy Boockvar

Kathryn Boockvar has served as the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since January 5, 2019. She previously served as Chief Counsel at the Department of Auditor General. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for the 8th congressional district in the 2012 election for the U.S. House.

About Kathy Boockvar in brief

Summary Kathy BoockvarKathryn Boockvar has served as the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since January 5, 2019. She was appointed to the position by Governor Tom Wolf. She previously served as Chief Counsel at the Department of Auditor General, on the Board of Commissioners of the Delaware River Port Authority, and as Executive Director of Lifecycle WomanCare, a birth center in suburban Philadelphia.

She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for the 8th congressional district in the 2012 election for the U.S. House. In August 2019, she was named co-chair of the Elections Committee of the National Association of Secretaries of State. In the lead-up to the 2020 election, she corrected President Trump’s false claim that election results have been reported on election night.