Jarrett Coleman

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Jarrett Coleman
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 16th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Education
ProfessionAirline pilot
Website Campaign website

Jarrett Charles Coleman (b. circa 1990 [1] ) is an American politician and pilot. He is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, and represents the 16th District.

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Early life and education

Coleman studied to become a pilot at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania and later Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University in Cincinnati, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in aviation and a Master of Business Administration. [2]

Career

Coleman worked as a pilot for CommuteAir, Compass Airlines, and JetBlue. [2]

He was elected to the school board for the Parkland School District in November 2021, running on his opposition to the district's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including remote learning and mask requirements for children — and the teaching of critical race theory. [3]

Coleman successfully challenged 17-year incumbent Pat Browne in the 2022 Republican primary for Pennsylvania's 16th Senate District, narrowly defeating Browne by only 24 votes. [1] He went on to win the general election, defeating Democrat Mark Pinsley. [4]

For the 2025–26 session, Coleman serves on the following committees in the State Senate: [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Reinhard, Katherine (May 26, 2022). "Jarrett Coleman declares victory over Pa. Sen Browne in Lehigh Valley GOP primary". Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
  2. 1 2 Porter, Kristine (June 9, 2022). "State Sen. Browne concedes primary". Lehigh Valley Press.
  3. ↑ Shortell, Tom (April 26, 2022). "A top Pa. Senate Republican has a primary. Who's running against him?". Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
  4. ↑ Reinhard, Katherine (November 10, 2022). "For three open seats in Legislature, Lehigh Valley picks two Democrats, one Republican". Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
  5. ↑ "Jarrett Coleman". Pennsylvania State Senate. Retrieved July 15, 2025.


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