Emily Kinkead | |
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Member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 20th district | |
Assumed office January 5, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Adam Ravenstahl |
Personal details | |
Born | June 4, 1987 |
Nationality | American |
Political 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]
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]
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]
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]
Emily Kinkead | |
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![]() | |
Member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 20th district | |
Assumed office January 5, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Adam Ravenstahl |
Personal details | |
Born | June 4, 1987 |
Nationality | American |
Political 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]
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]
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]
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]