Lisa Boscola | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 18th district | |
Assumed office January 5, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Uliana |
Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 135th district | |
In office January 3,1995 [1] –November 30,1998 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Uliana |
Succeeded by | Steve Samuelson |
Personal details | |
Born | Bethlehem,Pennsylvania | April 6,1962
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Forward Party |
Spouse | Edward Boscola |
Relatives | Darin Stofko |
Residence | Bethlehem Township,Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | Villanova University |
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Website | http://www.senatorboscola.com/ |
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.
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]
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