Pennsylvania House of Representatives Brendan Boyle

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1 pennsylvania house of representatives

1.1 elections
1.2 tenure
1.3 committee assignments





pennsylvania house of representatives
elections

boyle ran unsuccessfully pennsylvania house of representatives in 2004 , 2006, losing both times longtime republican incumbent george t. kenney. on november 4, 2008, boyle defeated republican matthew taubenberger, son of 2007 mayoral candidate al taubenberger, margin of 15,442 (59.2%) 10,632 (40.8%) win election succeed kenney, becoming first democrat ever elected represent 170th district.


on november 2, 2010, boyle won re-election, defeating republican marc collazzo margin of 64% 36%.


in 2012 election cycle, boyle ran unopposed , selected chairman of pennsylvania house democratic campaign committee, campaign arm of pennsylvania house democratic caucus.


boyle ran unopposed in 2014 election cycle , resigned seat on january 2, 2015 prior being sworn in member of united states house of representatives. succeeded martina white.


tenure

as state lawmaker, boyle s focus on greater educational access, healthcare , greater economic equality.


as first member of family attend college, prioritized greater access higher education. during first term in office, introduced reach scholarship program, offer tuition-free public college qualifying pennsylvania students.



then state rep. boyle speaking @ press conference in pennsylvania state capitol, june 2013.


he fought cuts public k-12 , higher education funding, , supported greater investment in infrastructure, voting in 2013 legislation (passed law act 89) provided first comprehensive transportation funding overhaul in pennsylvania in 20 years, providing several billion dollars in new funds roads, bridges , mass transit. founded eastern montgomery county-northeast philadelphia legislative alliance, group of local , state lawmakers work across northeast philadelphia , montgomery county on issues affecting both regions.


boyle founding member of lgbt equality caucus during first term in office, voting in favor of legislation in 2009 prohibiting discrimination of lgbt pennsylvanians in work, housing , other areas time passed out of committee. in 2014, introduced legislation amend pennsylvania s hate crimes statutes include crimes perpetrated based on sexual orientation.


boyle introduced legislation in 2011 make genocide education required part of pennsylvania public school curricula, legislation passed law in 2014. in 2013, introduced legislation expand access school counseling services, resulted in him being selected recipient of 2013 pennsylvania school counselor association s legislator of year award. in 2014, introduced safer pa act, required timely testing of dna evidence kits , backlogged , untested evidence reported state. require authorities notify victims or surviving family when dna testing completed. safer pa act reintroduced , signed law governor tom wolf in 2015


committee assignments

appropriations
insurance
labor relations
liquor control
policy




^ pennsylvania election returns (2008); accessed november 9, 2014.
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^ pennsylvania election returns (2010; accessed november 9, 2014.
^ keegan gibson (june 21, 2011). exclusive: boyle chair hdcc . politicspa. retrieved november 9, 2014. 
^ house committee roll call votes - 2009 rcs# 88 . official website pennsylvania general assembly. retrieved 2015-12-05. 
^ bill information - house bill 2396; regular session 2011-2012 . retrieved 2015-12-05. 
^ bill information - house bill 1844; regular session 2013-2014 . official website pennsylvania general assembly. retrieved 2015-12-05. 
^ house passes boyle evidence registry bill | broad street media . www.bsmphilly.com. retrieved 2015-12-05. 






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