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Born and raised in Scranton, PA, Kathleen attended public grade-school and received her bachelor's degree at the University of Scranton. She later attended the Temple University of Law and earned her J.D. and launched her legal career at Post & Schell, P.C. in the field of civil litigation. She then returned home to take a position as an assistant district attorney for Lackawanna County.
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Lackawana County prosecutor, Kathleen Kane, runs for 2012 Democratic nomination of Attorney General.
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Kathleen wins the Democratic nomination for Attorney General by around a 50% margin over Congressman Patrick Murphy.
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Kathleen beings to question whether or not Tom Corbet slowed down the prosecution process of Jerry Sandusky.
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Kathleen becomes the first female Attorney General in Pennsylvania history. She also becomes the first Democrat elected to that office.
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Kathleen refuses to defend the state's law against same-sex marriage.
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While Corbett was attorney general in 2010, PA's Attorney Gerneal office began an undercover operation that involved government officals accepting money on tape and no one was later charged with a crime. Kane later shut down this operation on the belief that is was badly managed, poorly conceived, and it was 'tainted by racism'.
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Kane releases the Moulton Report, criticizing decisions made by Corbett.
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It's revealed that numerous sexually explicit emails were sent and shared in the database of the Attorney General's office.
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Kane hands over 4,000 emails to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron Castille.
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Kane disciplines 31 staffers for their involvement in the pornographic email exchange.
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Kane reveals that she will be running for Attorney General in 2016.
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Kathleen just barely makes it through an impeachment process by the Senate and the Hosue with a 29-19 vote (4 short for the 33 required for her removal).
