district predecessor successor birth_place party state_house birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
23rd allegheny county district created ivan itkin pittsburgh , pennsylvania democratic pennsylvania pennsylvania 14 june 1932 january 7 , 1969 1967 gerald kaufman -lrb- pennsylvania politician -rrb-
 november 30 , 1972 1968 gerald kaufman
gerald kaufman -lrb- pennsylvania politician -rrb-

gerald kaufman -lrb- born june 14 , 1932 -rrb- is a former democratic member of the pennsylvania house of representatives .
kaufman , from squirrel hill , served in the house for three terms , sat on committees working on issues of education , industrial development , health and welfare , and chaired the welfare subcommittee of the appropriations committee .
during his time in the house , kaufman was known as a `` champion of liberal and consumer legislation . ''
