Emily Kinkead Explained

Emily Kinkead
State House:Pennsylvania
District:20th
Predecessor:Adam Ravenstahl
Birth Date:4 June 1987
Nationality:American
Party:Democratic
Residence:Pittsburgh
Alma Mater:

Emily Kinkead is an American politician. She is a Democrat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[1] In 2020, Kinkead was elected to represent District 20, which encompasses several communities in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.[2]

Education

In 2009, Kinkead earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. In 2016, she earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.[1]

Background

Kinkead is a private-practice lawyer from the Brighton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Previously, Kinkead has worked in Washington D.C. for Common Cause on government ethics reform, for the National Institutes of Health[3] and as a Judicial Law Clerk for Allegheny County Commonwealth Court Judge, Michael Wojcik.[2]

Political career

In 2019, Kinkead and Emily Marburger, mayor of Bellevue, Pennsylvania, entered the Democratic primary against Adam Ravenstahl, the incumbent in their district.[4] In November 2019, Marburger dropped out of the race.[4] Kinkead defeated Ravenstahl in the primary on June 2, 2020.[5] [6]

She was unopposed in the general election on November 3, 2020, and took office on December 1, 2020.[6]

Committee assignments

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emily Kinkead . Pennsylvania General Assembly . https://web.archive.org/web/20201201192701/https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/House_bio.cfm?id=1896 . December 1, 2020 . live.
  2. Web site: Candidates Line Up To Challenge Ravenstahl — And More Primary Fights Likely Next Year . Potter . Chris . September 6, 2019 . 90.5 WESA-FM . https://web.archive.org/web/20190909042056/https://www.wesa.fm/post/candidates-line-challenge-ravenstahl-and-more-primary-fights-likely-next-year . September 9, 2019 . live . January 17, 2021.
  3. Web site: PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE DISTRICT 20: Emily Kinkead challenging state Rep. Adam Ravenstahl in Democratic primary . Staff . May 25, 2020 . WTAE-TV . Hearst Television . https://web.archive.org/web/20200601063802/https://www.wtae.com/article/emily-kinkead-challenging-adam-ravenstahl-democratic-primary-pennsylvania-house-district-20/32662713 . June 1, 2020 . live . January 17, 2021.
  4. Web site: North Side state Rep. candidate Emily Kinkead gets boost from progressive elected officials Bethany Hallam and Liv Bennett . Deto . Ryan . December 30, 2019 . Pittsburgh City Paper . January 17, 2021 . January 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122024139/https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/north-side-state-rep-candidate-emily-kinkead-endorsed-by-progressive-elected-officials/Content?oid=16458502 . live .
  5. Web site: Emily Kinkead defeats state Rep. Adam Ravenstahl without party endorsement in Democratic primary . Clark . Mike . June 4, 2020 . WTAE-TV . Hearst Television . January 17, 2021 . January 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121062338/https://www.wtae.com/article/emily-kinkead-defeats-adam-ravenstahl-pennsylvania-state-house-district-20/32761886 . live .
  6. Web site: Emily Kinkead . Ballotpedia . January 17, 2021 . January 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124023457/https://ballotpedia.org/Emily_Kinkead . live .
  7. Web site: Representative Emily Kinkead . January 14, 2022 . The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. . English . January 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126212928/https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?id=1896 . live .

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