Barbara McIlvaine Smith
| Barbara McIlvaine Smith | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 156th district |
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In office January 2, 2007 – November 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Elinor Z. Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Dan Truitt |
| Vice President of the West Chester Borough Council |
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In office January 5, 2004 – January 2, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Diane Lebold |
| Succeeded by | Steven Bond |
| Member of the West Chester Borough Council from the 5th Ward |
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In office January 2, 2002 – January 2, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Shannon Royer |
| Succeeded by | Carolyn Comitta |
| Personal details | |
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April 23, 1950 West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations |
Republican (until 2001) |
| Spouse(s) | widowed |
| Children | 3 children |
| Residence | West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | West Chester University |
| Occupation | Business Owner |
| Religion | Quaker |
Barbara McIlvaine Smith is a Democratic politician, and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She represented the 156th District 2007 through 2010. She previously served on the West Chester, Pennsylvania Borough Council and was the Council's vice-president from 2004 to 2006. Barbara is an enrolled member of the federally recognized Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma.
McIlvaine Smith is a lifelong resident of Chester County, graduating from West Chester Henderson High School in 1968 and from West Chester University in 1995 with a degree in Elementary Education. McIlvaine Smith taught 4th grade at Penn Wood Elementary and also environmental education at the Brandywine Valley Association.
She and her husband, Robert, incorporated their business, Brandywine Water Systems Inc., in 1980. Together they owned and operated the business until Robert's death in 2007. Their son now owns and operates the water conditioning business. McIlvaine Smith was married to her late husband Robert for 35 years. They have two grown children, a son and a daughter, and one granddaughter.
Opposed to Chester County commissioners' attempts to raise property taxes by 36% percent and remove historic buildings to expand the courthouse, McIlvaine Smith changed her party affiliation from Republican to Democrat to run for a seat on the West Chester Borough Council, and was elected in November 2001. When she was sworn in on January 2, 2002, the Council became a full Democratic body for the first time in 100 years. She became the council's vice-president in 2004. During her tenure on the council, McIlvaine Smith chaired the Parks, Recreation & Environmental Protection Committee and the Public Works Committee and initiated a resolution to support Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell's Growing Greener II plan.
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