Leanne Krueger | |
State House: | Pennsylvania |
District: | 161st |
Term Start: | August 25, 2015 [1] |
Predecessor: | Joe Hackett |
Successor: | Incumbent |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Place: | North Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
Residence: | Wallingford, Pennsylvania |
Children: | 1 |
Alma Mater: | Rutgers University Eastern University (MBA) |
Birth Date: | 14 February 1977 |
Leanne T. Krueger (born February 14, 1977) is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Democratic member for the Pennsylvania House of Representative, District 161 since 2015.
Born in North Brunswick, New Jersey, Krueger graduated from North Brunswick High School in 1995.[2] She received her bachelor's degree from Rutgers University in 1999 and a master's degree in business administration from Eastern University in 2003.[3] She served as the executive director of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia between 2004 and 2013, where she worked with local businesses to promote their growth and environmentally conscious business practices. Krueger went on to work as the senior director for strategy and development for the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) in 2013.[4]
Krueger ran for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives seat in the 161st district in the 2014 elections, losing to incumbent Joe Hackett of the Republican Party.
Hackett resigned in 2015 and Krueger won the special election to fill the remainder of his term in August 2015.[5] [6] She was sworn in on August 25.[7] She was reelected in 2016 and in 2018.[8] Krueger currently sits on the Appropriations, Environmental Resources & Energy, and Labor & Industry committees.[9]
Krueger is divorced. She lives in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, with her son, Wendell.[10]