About. Rashida Tlaib is a well-known progressive warrior and, in her own words, “a mother working for justice for all.”. Her two young sons are at the root of her unwavering passion to help change lives for the better. She is the oldest of 14 children, born and raised in Detroit, the proud daughter of Palestinian immigrant parents. Rashida ...
Mary Gay Scanlon (born August 30, 1959) is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has represented Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2019. The district is based in Delaware County, a mostly suburban county, and also includes parts of South and Southwest Philadelphia and small …
Jan 03, 2019 · The 42-year-old lawmaker is the daughter of two Palestinian immigrants and the oldest of 14 children. Before winning a seat in Congress, Tlaib served as a Michigan state representative for three ...
State Representative Karen Boback Now serving her sixth term, state Rep. Karen Boback, Ph.D. was elected in 2006 to serve the 117th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Residing in Harveys Lake, Karen is a lifelong resident of Northeastern Pennsylvania and understands the issues facing her district. Read More
Susan Ellis Wild (born June 7, 1957) is an American attorney and politician from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A Democrat, she is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district.
Madeleine Dean Cunnane (born June 6, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. The district includes almost all of Montgomery County, a suburban county north of Philadelphia.
Pressley was the first black woman elected to the Boston City Council and the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts.
Christina Jampoler "Chrissy" Houlahan (/ˈhuːləhæn/ HOO-lə-hann; née Jampoler; born June 5, 1967) is an American politician, engineer, and former United States Air Force officer. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district.
Patrick J. CunnaneMadeleine Dean / Husband
62 years (June 6, 1959)Madeleine Dean / Age
U.S. House of Representativesdistrict representativeRegional Office1st Congressional District Congresswoman Nancy Mace710 Boundary St. Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 521-25306th Congressional District Congressman James Clyburn176 Brooks Blvd. Santee, SC 29142 (803) 854-4700
Hunt Democrat - 13th Suffolk.
Representative Ayanna Pressley | Representing the 7th District of Massachusetts.
Democratic PartyChrissy Houlahan / PartyThe Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. It was founded in 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Since the 1860s, its main political rival has been the Republican Party. Wikipedia
Representative (D-PA 6th District) since 2019Chrissy Houlahan / Office
State Rep. John Lawrence represents the 13th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, serving parts of Chester and Lancaster Counties.
Main article: 2018 Pennsylvania's 7th and 15th congressional district special elections § District 7. Meehan resigned from the House on April 27, 2018, a month before the primary. Scanlon was named the Democratic candidate in a special election to succeed him.
Scanlon was born and raised in Watertown, New York . She is the daughter of Daniel J. Scanlon Jr. and Carol Florence Yehle, and has two sisters, Elizabeth Maura Scanlon and M. Kathleen Scanlon. Her father was an attorney and was appointed part-time magistrate in 1971 and full-time magistrate in 1993.
The redrawn 5th covers all of Delaware County, slivers of Montgomery and Chester counties, and the southwestern corner of Philadelphia, including the areas around the South Philadelphia Sports Complex and Philadelphia International Airport.
2018 election results. On November 6, Scanlon defeated Kim in both the special and regular elections. The margin was much closer in the special election for the 7th district because it took place under the old district lines that had been thrown out by the state supreme court earlier in the year.
On May 15, Scanlon won the 10-person primary with 16,831 votes, or a 28.4% share of the votes cast. Her closest competitor was Ashley Lunkenheimer, who received 9,060 votes or a 15.3% share.
Her maternal grandfather, Leo J. Yehle, was a family-court judge who helped write the first juvenile justice code in New York in the 1960s. Scanlon earned her bachelor's degree from Colgate University in 1980 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1984.
Mary Gay Scanlon. For the politician from Scotland, see Mary Scanlon. Mary Gay Scanlon (born August 30, 1959) is an American attorney and politician. She is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district, since being sworn into office on January 3, 2019.
Tlaib first announced her plan to wear a traditional Palestinian thobe for the swearing-in ceremony for the 116th Congress on social media last month, giving a "sneak peek" of the gown on Instagram. Tlaib will also be sworn in on a Quran that once belonged to President Thomas Jefferson.
The 42-year-old lawmaker is the daughter of two Palestinian immigrants and the oldest of 14 children. Before winning a seat in Congress, Tlaib served as a Michigan state representative for three terms, from 2008 to 2014.
Tlaib stood up during the event and asked Trump if he had "ever read the U.S Constitution," before yelling: "You need to read the U.S. Constitution.". She later told CNN that she was detained after being thrown out of the rally, but that it was the "most American thing I could ever do.".
Representative-elect Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan, reacts after drawing a number during the member-elect room lottery on Capitol Hill on November 30, 2018. Tlaib will be the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images.
The Michigan Democrat was one of the first two Muslim women to be elected to Congress. Ilhan Omar, the first-ever Somali-American to be elected to Congress, will be the first U.S. lawmaker to wear a headscarf, or hijab, while in office.
The Pennsylvania Commission for Women, which was created by Executive Order and consists of volunteer members, is responsible for advising the Governor on policies and legislation that impact women; supporting economic and civic opportunities for women; encouraging mentoring programs for girls ...
Patti Stirk began her career as a junior programmer contracted to the U.S. Naval Avionics Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her career rapidly progressed, as she became a software engineer with a private software development firm focused on Quality Control in the automotive and manufacturing industries.
Tina joined PinnacleHealth System (PHS) May 2015. Prior to coming to PHS Tina was Director of Resource Development from 2000 until June 2004 when she was promoted to Chief Executive Officer of the YWCA Greater Harrisburg.
She received her Bachelor’s in Exercise Science and Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees from the University of Scranton. Jessica works as a physical therapist for Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network in an outpatient setting with both adults and pediatric patients.
Rep. Morgan Cephas was elected to serve her first term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in November 2016 to represent the 192nd Legislative District. She is a native of West Philadelphia.
Dana Brown began her tenure as the executive director of the Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics and assistant professor of political science at Chatham University in July of 2010. Dr. Brown earned her doctorate in American Politics and Women and Politics at Rutgers University where she also received her master’s degree in political science.
Randi Blackman Teplitz has been an advocate for women and other vulnerable members of our community for her entire adult life. She is currently a Professor in the Legal Studies Division at Central Penn College in Summerdale, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg.
In August 2020 the committee directed Tlaib to reimburse her campaign $10,800, stating that Tlaib has an "obligation to act in accordance with the strict technical requirements of federal campaign laws and regulations, including the restrictions on personal use of campaign funds".
In the Democratic primary for the general election, Tlaib defeated Jones and Wild, among others. She received 27,803 votes, or 31.2%. She faced no major-party opposition in November 2018, though Jones mounted an eleventh-hour write-in bid.
In March 2020, Tlaib spoke at a gala for American Muslims for Palestine, a group that supports an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, equality for Arab Israelis, and a right of return for Palestinian refugees.
As of July 16, 2018, Tlaib had raised $893,030 in funds, more than her five opponents in the August 7 Democratic primary. Tlaib, as a member of the Justice Democrats, made a guest appearance on the political interview show Rebel HQ of the progressive media network The Young Turks (TYT).
Tlaib is a member of The Squad, an informal group of six (four until the 2020 elections) U.S. Representatives on the left wing of the Democratic Party. Tlaib is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). She and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY) are the first female DSA members to serve in Congress.
The eldest of 14 children, Rashida Harbi was born on July 24, 1976, to working-class Palestinian immigrants in Detroit. Her mother was born in Beit Ur El Foka, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The name Rashida means "righteous". Her father was born in Beit Hanina, a neighborhood in East Jerusalem. He moved first to Nicaragua, then to Detroit. He worked on an assembly line in a Ford Motor Company plant. As the eldest, Tlaib played a role in raising her siblings while her parents worked.
In December 2020, Tlaib deleted a retweet she had posted a few days earlier, on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, containing the phrase " From the River to the Sea " – a nationalist Palestinian slogan associated with calls for Israel's elimination in the past.
Later in the day, Tlaib provoked more controversy when she issued a profane impeachment threat against the president during a reception hosted by the progressive advocacy organization, MoveOn.org. Tlaib told the crowd: "... we're gonna go in there and we're gonna impeach the motherf*****." The crowd roared.
More voices, more fact-checks, more questions. Get more of the news and storytelling you depend on by supporting your local NPR station today.
The police blanketed the 23-year-old woman and asked her questions to determine her state of mind. She was unable to answer who she was, what day it was, or who the President of the United States was.
Upon their approach, she greeted them with a “hi,” and proceeded to touch the dog sexually. The police blanketed the 23-year-old woman and asked her questions to determine her state of mind.