Biography

07/03/1967 -

GAYDOS, Valerie S., a Representative from Allegheny County; born, July 3, 1967 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; graduated, Sewickley Academy, 1986; B.A., Russian and economics, Dickinson College, 1989; legislative assistant, Republican Caucus, Pennsylvania State Senate (1989-1992); director, Greater Baltimore Technology Council (1992-1995); founder, president, and CEO, Capitol Growth, Inc., information publishing (1994-present); president and owner, 51st Associates, LLC (2002-present); founder and president, Angel Venture Forum (2012-present); director and advisor, Accelerator for the Commercialization of Technology, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship (2014-2016); elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Republican in 2018, 2020 and 2022.