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Gregory Scott is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 54th District since 2023.[3]
Greg Scott | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 54th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Bob Brooks |
Magisterial District Judge, 38-2-09 | |
In office January 4, 2016[1] – February 8, 2022[2] | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Norristown, Pennsylvania |
Education | |
Website | Official Website Campaign Website |
A native of Norristown, Scott served as a non-voting junior borough councilman and a volunteer firefighter and EMT as a teenager.[4] He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in business communications from Chestnut Hill College, and a master's degree in organizational leadership from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2013.[2]
Scott worked as a congressional aide to U.S. Representatives Joe Sestak and Chaka Fattah, and as chief of staff to the CEO of Universal Companies, a nonprofit founded by Kenny Gamble.[4]
Scott was elected a magisterial district judge in November 2015, becoming the first African American district judge in Montgomery County and (at 28) the youngest sitting judge in Pennsylvania.[1] He resigned in February 2022 to run for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 54th District, which was redistricted from Western Pennsylvania to Montgomery County.[2] He was elected on November 8, 2022, defeating Republican Allen Arthur Anderson by 72% to 28%.[5]
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