Katie Muth | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 44th district | |
| Senator, 44th District | |
| Democratic Policy Chairwomen | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Rafferty Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1983 Western Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Trevor Muth |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University (BS) A.T. Still University (MS) |
| Website | Official website |
Katie J. Muth is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 44th District. Her district includes portions of northeastern Chester and southwestern Montgomery and southeastern Berks Counties. Muth serves in Senate Democratic Leadership as the Democratic Policy Committee Chair.
Muth was unopposed in the Democratic primary. In the general election, she defeated incumbent Republican John Rafferty - who had represented the 44th District since 2003 - by a margin of 62,692 to 57,943 (52% to 48%). Her victory was part of the "blue wave" that increased Democratic and female representation in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and Congressional delegation.
In the 2022 election Muth was unopposed in the Democratic primary. In the general election, she defeated Republican Jessica Florio. Muth won by a margin of 70,790 to 56,343.[1]
Muth sits on the following committees in the Senate:[2]
Muth supports initiatives such as rebate programs to decrease property taxes, along with ending increasing property taxes. She supports increasing taxes for corporations, with an emphasis on the fossil fuel industry. She supports state-sponsored healthcare for all.[3]
During a budget debate in June 2019, Senator Muth took the floor and read a letter from a disabled constituent who relies on the PA General Assistance Program. Throughout her reading, Republican Majority Leader Jake Corman of Bellefonte loudly raised a point of order which was not recognized by the president (Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman). The Republican-controlled Senate voted against renewing the program 26–24.[4]
On November 8, 2019 Muth tweeted her official endorsement of Senator Elizabeth Warren in her bid for President.[5]
Muth made headlines when she sued Pennsylvania’s largest public pension system amid a federal investigation into aspects of the agency’s undertakings, saying agency officials have refused to share documents with her, even though she is a board member. Muth’s lawsuit said board members are being asked to vote on approximately $1 billion in investments at Thursday’s meeting, “yet attempts to obtain information, data and documents that in her view could better inform” those decisions were rejected. The Associated Press has previously reported that subpoenas from federal investigators center on the pension system's purchases of parcels of land in downtown Harrisburg and its calculations about the fund's investment performance that help determine the balance of payments into the system by taxpayers and school employees.[6]
Pennsylvania State Senate District 44 includes parts of Berks County, Chester County, and Montgomery County.
Muth received a B.S. degree in Athletic Training from the Pennsylvania State University in 2011 and graduated from A.T. Still University of Health Sciences in Mesa, Arizona with a M.S. in Athletic Training in 2013.[7]
