LEGISLATOR US Representative (R-PA-12)

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BGOV BIOGRAPHY

By Chris Strohm, Bloomberg News Keith Rothfus ran for the House on a platform of less government regulation, saying he would support policies that promote creating jobs and spurring economic recovery. “The big government policies of the Obama administration have failed to produce a robust and growing economy that adds jobs and lets business flourish,” he said on his campaign website. “Pro-growth policies based on controlled spending, reduced regulations and low taxes will do just that.” He has pledged to “roll back the onslaught of unnecessary and onerous regulations,” including repealing the 2010 health- care law. In a 2012 contest that National Journal termed among the year’s best campaigns, Rothfus defeated incumbent Democrat , 52 percent to 48 percent, to represent ’s 12th District, which was redrawn by the Republican- majority state legislature after the 2010 census to favor the GOP. Critz had served since winning a 2010 special election following the death of Democrat , who had represented the area for 36 years. Outside groups poured about $10 million into the race, the most in any congressional election in the country and most of it helping Rothfus, according to the Post-Gazette. It was Rothfus’s second try for a House seat; two years earlier, with Tea Party support, he defeated a former U.S. attorney in the Republican primary and came within two percentage points of beating incumbent Democrat in the nearby 4th District. Early Years Rothfus was born in Endicott, New York, and was raised near Buffalo. After he finished law school at the , he moved to the Pittsburgh area, where his wife was raised, and joined a law firm. He left private practice in 1993 to spend four years as associate dean of Regent University’s law school. In 1997 he joined the Pittsburgh firm of Yukevich,

© 2015 Bloomberg Finance L.P. All Rights Reserved spend four years as associate dean of Regent University’s law school. In 1997 he joined the Pittsburgh firm of Yukevich, Marchetti, Liekar & Zangrilli, where he spent most of his career until he ran for public office. “Most of Keith’s professional life has been as an attorney in the private sector, working with large and small businesses as they strive to expand and create the jobs and opportunities that will shape the future of our country,” according to his website. “He has seen firsthand the impact high taxes, onerous regulation and ill-conceived policies have on the lives of the people in the area.” From March 2006 to June 2007 Rothfus worked in the George W. Bush administration as director of the Center for Faith- Based and Community Initiatives in the Department of Homeland Security, where he created and led an office set up to work with faith-based organizations to provide disaster relief. On social issues, Rothfus, a Roman Catholic, said he is opposed to providing taxpayer dollars to any organization that provides or promotes abortion and believes that marriage is between a man and a woman. Rothfus and his wife, Elsie, have six children. He is a cancer survivor and in his personal time trains for marathons. Updated Jan. 2, 2013

BIO FROM REPRESENTATIVE'S WEBSITE

From the Representative's Website Keith Rothfus was sworn in on January 3, 2013 and is serving his first term in the United States House of Representatives. He represents Pennsylvania's Twelfth Congressional District, which includes all of Beaver County and portions of Allegheny, Cambria, Lawrence, Somerset, and Westmoreland Counties in Western Pennsylvania. As your representative in Washington, Keith is working hard to advocate for policies that grow our economy, foster job creation, reduce our national debt and deficits, support our veterans, and save and secure Medicare and Social Security. He is committed to providing first-class constituent services. If we can help, please call us. Keith serves on the Financial Services Committee, House Energy Action Team, and the Republican Policy Committee's Subcommittee on Jobs and Economic Development. Keith graduated from the State University of New York College at Buffalo with a bachelor of science degree and earned his law degree at the University of Notre Dame. He spent most of his professional life in the private sector. As an attorney, he helped businesses of all sizes expand and create jobs in Western Pennsylvania. Keith served as the first director of the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He launched and managed DHS's efforts to coordinate relief services with faith-based and community organizations after natural disasters. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania, an organization that provides support services to local veterans and their families. Keith and his wife Elsie are raising their six kids in Allegheny County.

PERSONAL PROFILE

COMMITTEES Birthdate 04/25/1962 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

House Committee on Financial Education Services Birthplace Endicott, NY

CAUCUSES Political Party Republican Party State Univ of Ny-Buffalo Americans Affordable Medicines Bachelor's Degree 1984 Caucus Marital Status Married © 2015 Bloomberg Finance L.P. All Rights Reserved Univ of Notre Dame Law Schl House Republican Study Committee Spouse Elsie Rothfus JD Ohio River Basin Congressional Caucus Residence Sewickley, PA

Family 6 children 2006 - 2007 Head, United States of America 01-03-2013 - Present Religion Roman Catholic Representative:Pennsylvania, (US)House of Representatives Ethnicity White/Caucasian

Pronunciation RAHTH-fuhss

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