Biography

07/31/1957 -

SONNEY, Curtis G., a Representative from Erie County; born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., July 31, 1957; graduated, Harbor Creek High School, 1975; attended, Erie County Vo-Tech; attended, The Pennsylvania State University, Behrend; general contractor, Sonney Construction (1980-1990); maintenance, Steris Corporation (1990-2004); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2004; reelected to the House for 8  more  consecutive terms; appointed, Select Committee on Influenza Vaccine (2006); appointed, Select Committee on Information Security (2006); appointed, Select Committee on Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Inclusion (2009); appointed, co-chair, Special Education Funding Commission (2019-present); appointed, Higher Education Funding Commission (2019-2022); appointed, State Public School Building Authority (2019-2022); appointed, Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority (2019-2022); appointed, State Board of Education (2021-present); appointed, State Board of Career and Technical Education (2021-2022); appointed, board, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assitance Agency (PHEAA) (2021-2022); not a candidate for reelection to the House (2022).