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Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5)
Democrat - Pennsylvania
Running for House
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. She is an attorney by training, with a career focused on public interest law, education equity, and legal advocacy for children and low-income families. Before Congress, she worked at the Education Law Center and in pro bono legal leadership roles, and also served as president of a local school board. She was elected to Congress in 2018 in a special election and has served since, focusing on voting rights, access to justice, education policy, and civil rights protections.
"Congress has no business interfering in parents’ freedom to make decisions about appropriate medical care for their children.”
-Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
POLITICAL CAREER
U.S. House of Representatives- special election (2018)
COMMITTEES SERVED ON
House Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government (Ranking Member)
Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
House Committee on Rules
Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House (Ranking Member)
INTERESTING FACTS
Built career as a public interest attorney focused on children’s rights
Served as school board president before entering Congress
First elected in a 2018 special election after a Republican resignation
