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About Helen F. Satterthwaite
- Helen F.
- Satterthwaite (born July 8, 1928) was an American politician. Born in western Pennsylvania, Satterthwaite went to public school in the rural Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area.
- She received her bachelor's degree in chemistry from Duquesne University.
- In 1961, Satterthwaite, her husband Cameron, and family moved to Urbana, Illinois.
- She worked at the College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign as a laboratory technician.
- Satterthwaite served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993 and was a Democrat.For most of her tenure, Satterthwaite represented a compact, urban district that included portions of Champaign and Urbana, including the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- However, in the 1990 redistricting, Satterthwaite's home in Urbana was drawn into the same district as Republican Tim Johnson.
- Satterthwaite now found herself in territory that was significantly more rural and Republican than its predecessor; Republicans had a 3-to-1 edge in registration.
- She also lost her longstanding base at U of I.
- At that election, Satterthwaite was heavily defeated, taking only 39 percent of the vote.
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