Jared Solomon | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 202nd district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Mark B. Cohen |
Personal details | |
Born | November 18,1978 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Tiffani McDonough |
Education | Swarthmore College (BA) Villanova University (JD) |
Jared G. Solomon (born November 18,1978) [1] is the representative for the 202nd District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He is a member of the Democratic Party. A former Army Reserve JAG officer,Solomon is chair of the PA House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.
Solomon was raised above his great-grandparents’butcher shop in Northeast Philadelphia by his single mother who taught special education at a public school. [2] He attended Swarthmore College and Villanova Law School. After graduating,he practiced antitrust and securities law [3] before serving in the Army Reserves as a JAG officer. From 2008 to 2016,Solomon founded and served as president of a local civic group in Northeast Philadelphia called Take Back Your Neighborhood. [4] He lives with his wife Tiffani and their daughter Charlotte in the same neighborhood where he grew up. [5]
Following a defeat in the 2014 Democratic Primary against incumbent Mark B. Cohen,Solomon subsequently defeated Cohen in the 2016 Democratic Primary and then ran unopposed in the election for the 202nd District seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [6]
Solomon has advocated for term limits,open primaries and recall elections. [7] He also joined the Philadelphia Platform which called for an improved workforce development program,more aid to small businesses and neighborhoods,criminal justice reform and better infrastructure. [8] He is currently chair of the PA House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee. [9]
In September 2023,Solomon announced that he would run for Pennsylvania Attorney General. [10] During the campaign,Solomon vowed to protect abortion rights,strengthen labor,address consumer protection,tackle predatory housing businesses,fight anti-semitism in the form of a statewide task force and take on public corruption. [11]
Solomon led the Democratic field for Attorney General in fundraising [12] and received a slew of endorsements from VoteVets,the Pittsburgh Firefighters,Allentown Firefighters,Philadelphia Firefighters,SEPTA Transport Workers Union,United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776,and 20 members of the state legislature. [13]
Solomon lost the 5-way April 23,2024 Democratic primary for Attorney General to Eugene DePasquale, [14] coming in second place in Philadelphia,Montgomery,Franklin,Lebanon,Adams,Greene,York,and Fayette counties.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Cohen (incumbent) | 2,281 | 51.8 | |
Democratic | Jared G. Solomon | 2,123 | 48.2 | |
Total votes | 4,404 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jared G. Solomon | 5,111 | 56.93 | |
Democratic | Mark Cohen (incumbent) | 3,867 | 43.07 | |
Total votes | 8,978 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jared G. Solomon | 18,371 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 18,371 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jared G. Solomon | 2,361 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 2,361 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jared G. Solomon | 14,153 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 14,153 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jared G. Solomon | 6,458 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,458 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jared G. Solomon | 18,116 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 18,116 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jared G. Solomon | 2,348 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 2,348 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jared G. Solomon | 7,490 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,490 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jared G. Solomon | 2,009 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 2,009 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eugene DePasquale | 368,525 | 35.37 | |
Democratic | Jack Stollsteimer | 211,022 | 20.25 | |
Democratic | Joe Khan | 166,599 | 15.99 | |
Democratic | Keir Bradford-Grey | 158,915 | 15.25 | |
Democratic | Jared Solomon | 136,788 | 13.13 | |
Total votes | 1,041,849 | 100.0 |
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