Lisa Boscola

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Lisa Boscola

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.

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Lisa Boscola
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 18th district
Assumed office
January 5, 1999
Preceded byJoseph Uliana
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 135th district
In office
January 3, 1995[1] ā€“ November 30, 1998
Preceded byJoseph Uliana
Succeeded bySteve Samuelson
Personal details
Born (1962-04-06) April 6, 1962 (age 62)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Forward Party
SpouseEdward Boscola
RelativesDarin Stofko
ResidenceBethlehem Township, Pennsylvania
Alma materVillanova University
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Websitehttp://www.senatorboscola.com/
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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]

Committee assignments

  • Banking & Insurance Committee[4]
  • Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee[4]
    • Minority Chair
  • Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee[4]
  • Environmental Resources and Energy[4]
  • Urban Affairs and Housing[4]

References

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