Lisa Boscola
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Lisa M. Boscola (born April 6, 1962) is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 18th Senate District which includes portions of Lehigh and Northampton.
Boscola was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Richard and Anna Stofko.[1] She is a graduate of Bethlehem's Freedom High School and Villanova University, from which she holds both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in political science.
After college, she worked briefly as a court clerk before entering politics. From 1987 to 1993, Boscola was a Northampton County deputy court administrator. She first won a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1994 and served two terms. In 1998, she won a seat in the state senate and was re-elected in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022.
On June 21, 2023, Boscola along with fellow State Senator Anthony H. Williams announced they were affiliating with Andrew Yang's Forward Party, though they were not dropping their membership of the Democratic Party and the State Senate's Democratic caucus.[2]
Boscola has on multiple occasions crossed party lines to vote in favor of banning transgender girls from female sports.[3][4]
Committee assignments
- Banking & Insurance Committee[5]
- Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee[5]
- Minority Chair
- Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee[5]
- Environmental Resources and Energy[5]
- Urban Affairs and Housing[5]
References
External links
- State Senator Lisa M. Boscola official website
- Pennsylvania State Senate - Lisa M. Boscola official PA Senate website
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Lisa M. Boscola (PA) profile
- Follow the Money - Lisa Boscola
- Delta Delta Delta Distinguished Alumnae profile
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- 1962 births
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Freedom High School (Pennsylvania) alumni
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators
- Villanova University alumni
- Women state legislators in Pennsylvania
- Politicians from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly