Teresa Forcier

Teresa E. Forcier (formerly Teresa E. Fosburg Brown)[2] (born October 6, 1953) is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She represented the 6th legislative district, which consists of parts of Crawford County, from 1991 to 2006.[3]

Teresa Forcier
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 6th district
In office
January 1, 1991[1] – November 30, 2006
Preceded byConnie Maine
Succeeded byBrad Roae
Personal details
Born (1953-10-06) October 6, 1953
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKevin W. Forcier

She graduated from Cambridge Springs High School in 1971.[3] She attended classes at Alliance College and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.[3] Prior to elective office, Forcier served as Assistant Director in the Crawford County Tax Claim Bureau. She also worked for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Legislative Assistant.[4] She was named Crawford County Republican Woman of the Year for 1995 by the Northwest Council of Republican Women.[4]

Forcier voted against the 2005 legislative pay raise, but accepted the controversial "unvouchered expenses," which contributed to her loss in the 2006 republican primary to Brad Roae.[5]

References
  1. "SESSION OF 1991 - 175TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1991-01-01.
  2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1991-1992" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. "Teresa Forcier (Republican)". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2006-03-04. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  4. "REPRESENTATIVE TERESA FORCIER GUEST SPEAKER AT UPT GRADUATION" (Press release). University of Pittsburgh at Titusville. 2002-04-27.
  5. Bartlett, John (2006-05-16). "Forcier loses to GOP challenger Roae". Erie Times-News. Times Publishing Company. Retrieved 2009-01-22. State Rep. Teresa Forcier, R-6th Dist., voted against the legislative pay raise in 2005, but took the money. She paid a heavy price in Tuesday's primary election, losing the Republican nomination to challenger Brad Roae by more than 400 votes.
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