Mary Jo Daley Explained

Mary Jo Daley
State House:Pennsylvania
District:148th
Term Start:January 1, 2013
Predecessor:Michael F. Gerber
Successor:Incumbent
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:September 16, 1949
Spouse:Bob Winkelman
Children:1
Alma Mater:Predergast High School
Education:Gwynedd Mercy College (A.S.)
University of Pennsylvania (B.B.A., M.P.A.)

Mary Josephine Daley[1] (born September 16, 1949) is an American politician. She is currently Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 148th District since 2013.

Early life and education

Daley was born on September 16, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Predergast High School in 1967. Daley earned an associate's degree in science from Gwynedd Mercy College in 1969. She earned addition degrees, a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Public Administration, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1987 and 2001, respectively.

Career

From 1992 to 2013, Daley was a financial and administrative official for the University of Pennsylvania

First elected in 1991 and concluding in 2011, Daley served on the borough council of Narberth, Pennsylvania. For the final ten years she was the council's president. In 1998, Daley unsuccessfully sought election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. After Representative Michael F. Gerber withdrew, the Montgomery County Democratic Committee chose Daley to replace Gerber as the nominee for the 148th District in the 2012 election.[2] She defeated Republican candidate Mike Ludwig in the election.[3] Daley has been continuously re-elected ever since. Daley announced her campaign for Pennsylvania's newly drawn 4th Congressional District in February 2018.[4] She would dropout in April and endorsed Madeleine Dean.[5] In 2023, Daley was named chair of the State House's Tourism & Economic & Recreational Development Committee.[6]

Personal life

Daley lives in her hometown of Narberth with her husband Bob Winkelman. She has one daughter and two stepchildren.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Jo Daley . Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives . 30 January 2024.
  2. News: subscription . Cook . Bonnie . Mary Jo Daley tapped to run in Gerber’s district . 30 January 2024 . The Philadelphia Inquirer . August 17, 2012.
  3. News: Allison . Cheryl . Updated: Mary Jo Daley, Briggs, DeLissio defeat Ludwig, Hamilton, Bateman in Lower Merion (with video) . 30 January 2024 . Main Line Media News . Digital First Media . November 12, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306134600/https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2012/11/12/main_line_times/news/doc5099f5270e7b6787480865.txt?viewmode=fullstory . March 6, 2016 . usurped.
  4. News: Engelkemier . Paul . Daley Announces Run for New PA-4 . 31 January 2024 . PoliticsPA . February 21, 2018.
  5. News: Engelkemier . Paul . Daley Ends Congressional Run, Endorses Dean . 31 January 2024 . PoliticsPA . April 9, 2018.
  6. News: Vigna . Paul . Mary Jo Daley named majority chair for House committee that focuses on Pa. tourism . 30 January 2024 . PennLive Patriot-News . Advance Local Media LLC . March 7, 2023.
  7. Web site: Meet Mary Jo . Mary Jo Daley for State Representative . 31 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204210746/https://maryjodaley.com/meet-mary-jo/ . February 4, 2023.