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'''Anita Astorino Kulik''' (born May 5, 1964) is an American politician who has served in the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] from the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 45|45th]] district since 2017.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Potter |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2016/01/12/State-Rep-Kotik-announces-he-won-t-seek-re-election/stories/201601120058 |title=State Rep. Kotik announces he won't seek re-election |publisher=Post-gazette.com |date=2016-01-12 |access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/bioshistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=7914&body=H |title=Anita Astorino Kulik |publisher=Legis.state.pa.us |access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref>
'''Anita Astorino Kulik''' (born May 5, 1964) is an American politician who has served in the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] from the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 45|45th]] district since 2017.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Potter |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2016/01/12/State-Rep-Kotik-announces-he-won-t-seek-re-election/stories/201601120058 |title=State Rep. Kotik announces he won't seek re-election |publisher=Post-gazette.com |date=2016-01-12 |access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref><ref name="Anita Astorino Kulik">{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/bioshistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=7914&body=H |title=Anita Astorino Kulik |publisher=Legis.state.pa.us |access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref>


==Formative years==
==Formative years==
Born in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]] on May 5, 1964, Kulik graduated from [[Bishop Canevin High School]] in 1982, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in history from [[Duquesne University]] in 1986, and then earned her Juris Doctor from Duquesne in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/bioshistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=7914&body=H |title=Anita Astorino Kulik |publisher=Legis.state.pa.us |access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref>
Born in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]] on May 5, 1964, Kulik graduated from [[Bishop Canevin High School]] in 1982, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in history from [[Duquesne University]] in 1986, and then earned her Juris Doctor from Duquesne in 1989.<ref name="Anita Astorino Kulik"/>


==Legal and public service career==
==Legal and public service career==
During the early years of her legal career, she worked as a law clerk for the [[Pennsylvania courts of common pleas|Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas]] in Allegheny County and then as a law clerk for the [[Superior Court of Pennsylvania]]. A private practice attorney, she was also employed as a law instructor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/bioshistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=7914&body=H |title=Anita Astorino Kulik |publisher=Legis.state.pa.us |access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref>
During the early years of her legal career, she worked as a law clerk for the [[Pennsylvania courts of common pleas|Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas]] in Allegheny County and then as a law clerk for the [[Superior Court of Pennsylvania]]. A practicing attorney for roughly fifteen years, she represented victims of [[Domestic violence in the United States|domestic violence]] and other clients involved in seeking protection from abuse.<ref>Knudsen, Paula and Bumsted, Brad. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/529448198/?terms=%22Anita%20Kulik%22&match=1 Safe House]?" Scranton, Pennsylvania: ''The Sunday Times'', April 1, 2018, p. A9 (subscription required).</ref><ref name="Anita Astorino Kulik"/>


She was also employed as a law instructor.<ref name="Anita Astorino Kulik"/>
Subsequently elected as a commissioner in [[Kennedy Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Kennedy Township, Allegheny County]] she served in that public service capacity from 2003 to 2016. She was then hired as a legislative assistant to Pennsylvania State Representative Nicholas Kotik, and subsequently succeeded him when she was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 2017 term. She has since been reelected to the House to serve three additional consecutive terms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/bioshistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=7914&body=H |title=Anita Astorino Kulik |publisher=Legis.state.pa.us |access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref>


In February 2017, she was part of a group of educators and legislators from Pennsylvania that traveled to the [[Caribbean]] region to explore ways to improve relations between [[Havana]], [[Cuba]] and the [[Pennsylvania|Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]] and between Cuba and the United States.<ref>O'Neill, Brian. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/841094057/?terms=%22Anita%20Kulik%22 Legislators, educators, boxers make inaugural charter flight to Havana]." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', February 21, 2017, pp. B1, B3 (subscription required).</ref>
Subsequently elected as a commissioner in [[Kennedy Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Kennedy Township, Allegheny County]] she served in that public service capacity from 2003 to 2016. She was then hired as a legislative assistant to Pennsylvania State Representative Nicholas Kotik, and subsequently succeeded him when she was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 2017 term. She has since been reelected to the House to serve three additional consecutive terms.<ref name="Anita Astorino Kulik"/><ref>Moore, Daniel. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/868471499/?terms=%22Anita%20Kulik%22&match=1 Hoping for chance to replace Rep. Kulik in suburbs]." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', May 24, 2020, pp. C1-C2 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Giammarise, Kate and Ed Blazina. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/868469117/?terms=%22Anita%20Kulik%22&match=1 Area incumbents appear set to win nods for new terms]." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', June 3, 2020, p. A7 (subscription required).</ref>

In February 2017, she was part of a group of educators and legislators from Pennsylvania that traveled to the [[Caribbean]] region to explore ways to improve relations between [[Havana]], [[Cuba]] and the [[Pennsylvania|Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]] and between Cuba and the United States.<ref>O'Neill, Brian. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/841094057/?terms=%22Anita%20Kulik%22 Legislators, educators, boxers make inaugural charter flight to Havana]." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', February 21, 2017, pp. B1, B3 (subscription required).</ref><ref>O'Neill, Brian. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/841092687/?terms=%22Anita%20Kulik%22 Pittsburgh boxers exchange punches, pleasantries in Cuba]." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', February 23, 2017, pp. A1, A9 (subscription required).</ref> In July of that same year, she authored House Bill 1652 to include pet care arrangements as part of areas for judicial consideration during divorce proceedings, explaining, "This bill would ease one facet of the difficult divorce process by giving judges the ability to recognize the emotional attachment [litigants] have to our pets, as well as the well-being of a companion animal when determining its custody and care."<ref>"Vaughn, Joshua. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/515587943/?terms=%22Anita%20Kulik%22 Bill addresses custody of pets]." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: ''The Sentinel'', July 21, 2017, pp. A1, A2 (subscription required).</ref>

In May 2019, Kulik reintroduced legislation requiring that the well-being of pets be addressed as part of divorce settlement negotiations whenever the litigants involved are pet owners. Introduced as House Bill 1432, it proposed that judges be required to address six conditions when designating a litigant as the most appropriate guardian of the animal:<ref>Fuoco, Linda Wilson. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/861417119/?terms=%22Anita%20Kulik%22&match=1 Who gets the cat?]" Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', May 11, 2019, p. WA1 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Dean, Mensah M. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/658404966/?terms=%22Anita%20Kulik%22&match=1 Who gets the dog after a divorce?]" Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', March 18, 2020, p. Q17 (subscription required).</ref>
* When the pet was acquired (before or during the marriage);
* What the pet's daily needs are;
* Which of the litigants has traditionally been responsible for the pet's veterinary care;
* Which of the litigants has traditionally provided the animal with most of its socialization; and
* Which of the litigants bought and maintained the dog's license and typically manages other local and state regulatory compliance issues.


== Committee assignments ==
== Committee assignments ==
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Latest revision as of 01:07, 2 December 2024

Anita Kulik
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 45th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2017 (2017-01-03)
Preceded byNick Kotik
Personal details
Born (1964-05-05) May 5, 1964 (age 60)
Carnegie, Pennsylvania, United States
Political partyDemocratic

Anita Astorino Kulik (born May 5, 1964) is an American politician who has served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 45th district since 2017.[1][2]

Formative years

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Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 5, 1964, Kulik graduated from Bishop Canevin High School in 1982, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Duquesne University in 1986, and then earned her Juris Doctor from Duquesne in 1989.[2]

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During the early years of her legal career, she worked as a law clerk for the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County and then as a law clerk for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. A practicing attorney for roughly fifteen years, she represented victims of domestic violence and other clients involved in seeking protection from abuse.[3][2]

She was also employed as a law instructor.[2]

Subsequently elected as a commissioner in Kennedy Township, Allegheny County she served in that public service capacity from 2003 to 2016. She was then hired as a legislative assistant to Pennsylvania State Representative Nicholas Kotik, and subsequently succeeded him when she was elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 2017 term. She has since been reelected to the House to serve three additional consecutive terms.[2][4][5]

In February 2017, she was part of a group of educators and legislators from Pennsylvania that traveled to the Caribbean region to explore ways to improve relations between Havana, Cuba and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and between Cuba and the United States.[6][7] In July of that same year, she authored House Bill 1652 to include pet care arrangements as part of areas for judicial consideration during divorce proceedings, explaining, "This bill would ease one facet of the difficult divorce process by giving judges the ability to recognize the emotional attachment [litigants] have to our pets, as well as the well-being of a companion animal when determining its custody and care."[8]

In May 2019, Kulik reintroduced legislation requiring that the well-being of pets be addressed as part of divorce settlement negotiations whenever the litigants involved are pet owners. Introduced as House Bill 1432, it proposed that judges be required to address six conditions when designating a litigant as the most appropriate guardian of the animal:[9][10]

  • When the pet was acquired (before or during the marriage);
  • What the pet's daily needs are;
  • Which of the litigants has traditionally been responsible for the pet's veterinary care;
  • Which of the litigants has traditionally provided the animal with most of its socialization; and
  • Which of the litigants bought and maintained the dog's license and typically manages other local and state regulatory compliance issues.

Committee assignments

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  • Game & Fisheries[11]
  • Liquor Control[11]
  • Professional Licensure[11]
  • Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness[11]

References

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  1. ^ Chris Potter (2016-01-12). "State Rep. Kotik announces he won't seek re-election". Post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Anita Astorino Kulik". Legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. ^ Knudsen, Paula and Bumsted, Brad. "Safe House?" Scranton, Pennsylvania: The Sunday Times, April 1, 2018, p. A9 (subscription required).
  4. ^ Moore, Daniel. "Hoping for chance to replace Rep. Kulik in suburbs." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 24, 2020, pp. C1-C2 (subscription required).
  5. ^ Giammarise, Kate and Ed Blazina. "Area incumbents appear set to win nods for new terms." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 3, 2020, p. A7 (subscription required).
  6. ^ O'Neill, Brian. "Legislators, educators, boxers make inaugural charter flight to Havana." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 21, 2017, pp. B1, B3 (subscription required).
  7. ^ O'Neill, Brian. "Pittsburgh boxers exchange punches, pleasantries in Cuba." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 23, 2017, pp. A1, A9 (subscription required).
  8. ^ "Vaughn, Joshua. "Bill addresses custody of pets." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, July 21, 2017, pp. A1, A2 (subscription required).
  9. ^ Fuoco, Linda Wilson. "Who gets the cat?" Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 11, 2019, p. WA1 (subscription required).
  10. ^ Dean, Mensah M. "Who gets the dog after a divorce?" Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 2020, p. Q17 (subscription required).
  11. ^ a b c d "Representative Anita Astorino Kulik". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
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