Karen P. McCarthy

Education

Bachelor of Science in English, Biology, U. Kansas, 1969; Master of Business Administration, U. Kansas, 1985; Master of Education in English, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1976.

Career

Teacher, Shawnee Mission (Kansas) South High School, 1969-1975; teacher, The Sunset Hill (Kansas) School., 1975-1976; member, Missouri House of Representatives, Jefferson City, Missoury, 1977-1994; consultant government affairs, Marion laboratories, Kansas City, Missoury, 1986-1993; congresswoman, Missouri 5th District, United States Congress, Washington, District of Columbia, since 1995; member commerce committee, United States Congress, Washington, District of Columbia. Research analyst public finance department Stearn Brothers & Company, 1984-1985, Kansas City, Missoury. Research analyst Midwest Research Institute, economics and management science department, Kansas City, 1985-1986.

Achievements

• Karen P. McCarthy has been listed as a noteworthy Congresswoman, state representative by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Delaware Democratic National Convention, 1992, Democratic National Party Conference, 1982, Democratic National Policy Committee Policy Commission, 1985-1986. Member House Commerce Committee Energy and Power, Telecom., Trade and Consumer Protection. Co-chair Democratic Caucus Task Health Care Reform.

Fellow Institute of Politics. Member National Institute of Politics. Member National Conference on State Legislation (delegate on trade and economics development to Federal Republic ofGermany, Bulgaria, Japan, France and Italy, member energy committee 1978-1984, federal taxation, trade and economics development committee 1986, chairman federal budget and taxation committee 1987, vice chairman state federal assembly 1988, president-elect 1993, president 1994), National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (instructor Northern Ireland 1988, Baltic Republics 1992, Hungary 1993).