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American politician

Summer Lee
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Lee in 2021
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 34th district

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded by Paul Costa
Personal details
Born (1987-11-26) November 26, 1987 (age 34)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education Pennsylvania State University (BA)
Howard University (JD)
Website Campaign website

Summer L. Lee (born November 26, 1987)[1] is an American community organizer and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 34th district.[2] She defeated incumbent Paul Costa in the 2018 Democratic primary election with over 67% of the vote, with the support of the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.[3] Lee is the first Black woman to represent Southwestern Pennsylvania in the state legislature.[2]

Lee is the Democratic nominee in the 2022 election to represent Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

Early life and education [edit]

Lee was raised in North Braddock, Pennsylvania, and attended Woodland Hills High School. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2009 and earned a Juris Doctor from the Howard University School of Law in 2015.[1] [4] [5] She campaigned for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primaries after graduating.[6]

Political career [edit]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives [edit]

Lee challenged incumbent Representative Paul Costa in the Democratic primary for the 34th district in 2018. An organizer from Pittsburgh's DSA chapter approached her about running after she led a successful write-in campaign for a school board candidate.[6] She defeated Costa by a 67.8-32.2% magin, attributing her victory to grassroots campaigning.[7] She was unopposed in the general election.

Committee Assignments [edit]

  • Education[8]
  • Health[8]
  • Judiciary[8]

2022 United States House of Representatives campaign [edit]

In October 2021, Lee announced her candidacy for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district after the incumbent representative Mike Doyle announced his retirement.[9] After Pennsylvania's new congressional districts were chosen in February 2022, Lee announced that she would run in the newly-redrawn 12th congressional district, which includes Pittsburgh as well as parts of the Mon Valley and Westmoreland County.[10]

Lee won the Democratic primary election on May 17, 2022, defeating establishment rival Steve Irwin. Though Irwin performed well with early and mail-in ballots, giving him a large early lead on election night, Lee swamped him with in-person Election Day votes, enough to deliver her a victory of around 740 votes. She won by carrying the Allegheny County portion of the district by almost 4,500 votes. Most networks had declared Lee the winner by May 20, and Irwin conceded that day.[11]

Electoral history [edit]

2018 [edit]

2020 [edit]

Personal life [edit]

Lee lives in Swissvale, Pennsylvania.[6]

See also [edit]

  • List of Democratic Socialists of America who have held office in the United States
  • Sara Innamorato

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b "Representative Summer Lee". Pennsylvania General Assembly . Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Deto, Ryan (May 23, 2018). "Sara Innamorato and Summer Lee say their victories can open doors for non-traditional and minority candidates in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh City Paper . Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania Primary Election Results: State Legislature". WTAE-TV. May 16, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Taylor Jr., Rob. "Summer Lee strives to brighten her community, as she runs for state House seat". New Pittsburgh Courier . Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Griswold, Eliza (May 12, 2018). "The Hard-Left Candidate Taking On the Democratic Establishment in Southwestern Pennsylvania". The New Yorker . Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Lancianese, Adelina; Davis, Kathleen (May 15, 2018). "Progressive Summer Lee Defeats Incumbent Paul Costa In 34th State House District". WESA . Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Collier, Sean (October 17, 2018). "Q & A: Summer Lee – Why She Won and What's Next". Pittsburgh Magazine . Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Representative Summer Lee". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly . Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  9. ^ Gregory Krieg. "Progressive champion Summer Lee enters Pennsylvania primary to replace retiring Rep. Mike Doyle". CNN . Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  10. ^ Koscinski, Kiley (February 23, 2022). "In new Pennsylvania congressional map, some U.S. House candidates find themselves in new districts". Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  11. ^ Solender, Andrew (May 20, 2022). "Summer Lee wins PA House primary in triumph for the Squad". Axios . Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  12. ^ "Allegheny Primary Results 2018". Pennsylvania Secretary of State.
  13. ^ "Allegheny General Results 2018". Pennsylvania Secretary of State.
  14. ^ "Allegheny Primary Results 2020". Pennsylvania Secretary of State.
  15. ^ "Allegheny General Results 2020". Pennsylvania Secretary of State.

External links [edit]

  • Summer Lee for PA campaign website
  • Media related to Summer Lee (politician) at Wikimedia Commons

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Lee

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