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Rep. Madeleine Dean (PA-4)
Democrat - Pennsylvania
Running for House
Rep. Madeleine Dean is a Democratic politician, attorney, educator, and advocate serving as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District. Born and raised in Glenside, Pennsylvania, she practiced law before teaching writing and ethics at La Salle University for a decade. After serving as an Abington Township commissioner and a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, she was elected to Congress in 2018. In Congress, she has focused on gun violence prevention, healthcare access, environmental protection, voting rights, addiction recovery, and government accountability.
PARTY: Democrat
ELECTED: 2019
EDUCATION: La Salle University (B.A.), Widener University Delaware Law School (J.D.), additional studies at the Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania
OCCUPATION PRIOR TO CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE: Attorney in private practice
BORN: June 6, 1959
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“Politics has become more fractious, our communities more divided.”
- Rep. Madeleine Dean
POLITICAL CAREER
U.S. House of Representatives (2018 - Present)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 153rd District (2012–2018).
COMMITTEES SERVED ON
House Appropriations Committee (119th Congress)
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Judiciary Committee
INTERESTING FACTS
Elected as a local committee person at age 18.
Taught writing, rhetoric, business writing, legal writing, and ethics at La Salle University for ten years.
Founded the Pennsylvania SAFE Caucus after the Sandy Hook tragedy to combat gun violence.
Was part of the historic 2018 class that restored female representation to Pennsylvania's congressional delegation.
