Lisa Boscola Explained

Lisa Boscola
State:Pennsylvania
State Senate:Pennsylvania
District:18th
Term Start:January 5, 1999
Predecessor:Joseph Uliana
Successor:Incumbent
State House2:Pennsylvania
District2:135th
Term Start2:January 3, 1995[1]
Term End2:November 30, 1998
Predecessor2:Joseph Uliana
Successor2:Steve Samuelson
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:April 6, 1962
Birth Place:Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Alma Mater:Villanova University
Spouse:Edward Boscola
Relatives:Darin Stofko
Residence:Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania
Website:http://www.senatorboscola.com/
Signature:Lisa Boscola signature.svg
Otherparty:Forward Party

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.[2] 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.[3]

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References

  1. Web site: SESSION OF 1995 - 179TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1. Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives . 1995-01-03.
  2. Web site: Senator Lisa M. Boscola . www.legis.state.pa.us . 8 November 2019.
  3. Web site: PRESS RELEASE: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Become Forward Party Affiliates, Joining Many Other Elected Officials Across the Country – Forward Party . 2023-09-22 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Senator Lisa M. Boscola. 2021-11-08. The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.. English.

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