Given the question: Facts: - state house: pennsylvania - successor: frank a. salvatore - party: republican - predecessor: tom gola - district: 170th - term end: november 30 , 1972 - term start: january 3 , 1971 - birth date: 30 august 1936 - name: alvin katz - birth place: philadelphia , pennsylvania , united states Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alvin katz .
The answer is:
alvin katz is a former republican member of the pennsylvania house of representatives .