Christina Sappey | |
State House: | Pennsylvania |
District: | 158th |
Term Start: | January 1, 2019 |
Predecessor: | Eric Roe |
Birth Date: | 31 August 1962 |
Party: | Democratic |
Alma Mater: | Pennsylvania State University |
Residence: | West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania |
Christina Sappey is an American politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 158th district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Sappey worked as an aide to several Pennsylvania state legislators and served as the chief of staff to Carolyn Comitta and Barbara McIlvane Smith. Sappey currently sits on the Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Local Government, Secretary; Tourism & Economic & Recreational Development, Secretary; Subcommittee on Arts and Entertainment, and Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness committees.[1]
Sappey announced her candidacy for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives's 158th district in February 2018 and defeated Chris Nelms in the Democratic primary.[2] [3] Sappey won the general election, unseating one-term incumbent Eric Roe, garnering 15,301 votes to Roe's 13,607.[4]
On November 15, 2019, Roe announced he would seek a re-match against Sappey to regain his former seat.[5] Both Roe and Sappey were unopposed in their respective primaries. Sappey defeated Roe by a margin of 485 votes.[6]