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Mark Rauterkus, 45, an activist from Pittsburgh's South Side, at-large board
member of the Allegheny County Libertarian Party, accepted the nomination
for Pennsylvania Senate for the special election for the 42nd District
expected in the spring of 2005.
In 2001, Rauterkus waged a campaign for mayor, City of Pittsburgh, in a
contested GOP primary. He was narrowly defeated by Dr. James Carmine, a
professor from Carlow College. Rauterkus then assisted with Carmine by
serving as webmaster.
In 2001 Rauterkus and Carmine both spoke about the outward migration in the
city and how schools play important roles in retaining residents for the
city. In 2002, the Mayor's Commission on Public Education was established.
Rauterkus has continually spoken against the wrongheaded directions from
both the Murphy administration and city council.
Rauterkus has called for the special election for the 42nd district to be
held on May 17, 2005, the same day as the primary election. "With a dual
election, the state saves $200,000. The reasons to hold a spcial election in
either March or April pale when compared to the cost savings," said
Rauterkus.
Bio Notes:
Rauterkus is married to Catherine V. Palmer, Ph.D., a Professor at Pitt's
School of Health and Rehab Sciences and Director of Audiology at UPMC's Eye
and Ear Institute. The two met in Evanston, Illinois as Catherine was in
post-graduate studies at Northwestern University.
The couple has two children, Erik, 10, and Grant, 7. Both play violin,
attend public school at Phillips Elementary and swim on the swim team,
Carlynton Swim Club. Rauterkus is one of the swim coaches for the team.
Many in the Rauterkus family have had teaching and coaching roles in the
city. Leo, Mark's father, is a retired Pittsburgh Public School teacher, as
was his late uncle, Joseph of Steuben Street. Cousin Leo Rauterkus is head
baseball coach at Langley High School. Grandfather, Joseph A. Rauterkus,
Ph.D., founded the Duquesne University School of Music.
Mark graduated in 1977 from Penn Hills High School and has four younger
sisters. Mary Lee Majeweski, MD, and Michele Brickner, live in the north
subruban areas while sisters Margie Guyer and Geri Ann McLaughlin live in
eastern Pennsylvania.
Rauterkus graduated from Ohio University, 1982, with a degree in journalism.
He attended graduate school at Baylor Univ. in Texas and coached in six
states including stints at: Harvard University, Ohio U., Baylor, Bradley
Univ., Peoria Park District, New Trier. Locally Mark has coached at Plum,
Fox Chapel, Green Tree, Homestead Library.
Rauterkus is a retired publisher. He operated a small, independent press
that developed magazines, books, software, audio and videos into the
marketplace from experts for cutting-edge sports participants. He worked
with many world-record breakers and olympic coaches on technical elements of
sports such as water polo, volleyball, sports psychology and cycling.
His publishing efforts went strictly to the internet more than ten years ago
and blended into hobby endeavors. Efforts of parenting and volunteer
devotions took root. He became the webmaster for his church and helped guide
a youth and recreation task force with the Pittsburgh Interfaith Impact
Network.
Earlier in 2004, Rauterkus held community meetings, filmed a TV special and
released a 100+ page position paper that calls for the establishement of a
Pittsburgh Park District. (See Play.CLOH.Org.) "The merger talk between the
city and county needs to begin to address the needs of our kids. Our
children are shooting each other in the streets. Programs, rec centers, swim
pools and coaching has been blown away by the ploys from the Mayor's
office."
Rauterkus' positions uncover different priorities. "We need to think again
and enable volunteers to work within a new system that benefits all aspects
within the community."
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