Kim Ward
Kim Ward | |
|---|---|
| President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2022 Acting: December 1, 2022 – January 2, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jake Corman |
| Acting Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 3, 2023 – January 17, 2023 | |
| Governor | Tom Wolf |
| Preceded by | John Fetterman |
| Succeeded by | Austin Davis |
| Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
| In office November 12, 2020 – November 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jake Corman |
| Succeeded by | Joe Pittman |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 39th district | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Regola |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kim Lee Renko 1955 or 1956 (age 69–70) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Thomas Ward |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Community College of Allegheny County University of Pittsburgh Middle Tennessee State University |
| Website | Official website |
Kim Lee Ward (née Renko, born 1955 or 1956) is an American politician who has served as president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate since 2022. A Republican, she was first elected to the State Senate in 2008, to represent the 39th district which covers the central portions of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Following the resignation of US Senator-elect John Fetterman as lieutenant governor, Ward became acting lieutenant governor on January 3, 2023, and served for two weeks, completing Fetterman's term. She is the first female president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate.