Background
Nyce, Robert Eugene was born on October 14, 1946 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Preston Nyce and Flora Louise Jones.
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Robert Eugene Nyce
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Bachelor in Accounting, Moravian College.
Career
A graduate of Northampton Area Senior High School, Northampton, Pennsylvania and Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for over twenty years he was a tax professional working at Lehigh Portland Cement Company, Allentown, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1973, Manager, Cr Taxes, Insurance and Payroll at Frick Company, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania from 1973 to 1975, Senior Tax Accountant for Bethlehem Steel Corporation from 1975 to 1985 and Assistant Vice President, Taxes for Chrysler First, Incorporated., Allentown, Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1990. During his private sector employment, Mr.
Nyce was active in his community of East Allen Township.
From 1979 to 1984 he served as a member and Chairman of the East Allen Township Municipal Authority and again from 2007 to 2013 as a member and Treasurer. From 2011 to 2013 Mr.
Nyce negotiated and helped close the sale of the East Allen Township Municipal Authority"s assets to The City of Bethlehem and the Bath Borough Municipal Authority thereby ensuring high quality service of water and sewer for the future for all residents of East Allen Township. From 1984 to 1990, Mr.
Nyce served on the Northampton Area School District Board of Directors as member, Vice Chairman and Chairman.
He also served on the Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School Joint Operating Committee as member, Vice Chairman and Chairman. In both capacities, he was responsible for normal business operations and participated in union contract negotiations with staff In 1990, Mr. Nyce ran for and was elected State Representative for the 138th Pennsylvania House District encompassing parts of Northampton and Monroe Counties.
During his three terms in the House of Representatives he served on several important committees: Education, Local Government, Fish and Game, Finance to name a few.
In 1996 he ran for Pennsylvania Auditor General in an unsuccessful bid to represent the people of Pennsylvania as their financial watchdog. Following the campaign, he was hired as the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC).
Mr. Nyce served for eight years in that capacity overseeing two major revisions to the Regulatory Review Acting and many significant regulatory issues facing the residents of Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania IRRC reviews all regulations promulgated in Pennsylvania and provides citizens an opportunity to comment on and affect those regulations prior to their promulgation by the state agency that authored the regulation. The two exceptions are the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the Pennsylvania Game Commission which remain outside the regulatory review process.
In 2005, Mr. Nyce retired from state government and now resides in Northampton County.
Mr. Nyce served in the United States. Army from 1966 to 1969.
Achievements
Membership
Member Northampton (Pennsylvania) School Board, 1984-1990, president, 1987-1989, vice president, 1986-1987. Member Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech Joint Committee, 1984-1990, chairman, 1986-1987, vice chairman, 1985-1986, 88-89. Member East Allen Township Municipal Authority, 1979-1984, former chairman.
Republican candidate auditor general of Pennsylvania, 1996. Member Masons, Lehigh Consistory, Rajah Temple, Star Grange, American Legion, East Bath Rod & Gun Club, Pennsylvania Society.
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Married Maria Irene Datta, October 3, 1970. 1 child, Jennifer.
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Lutheran -
Political Party
Republican party