John Inglis | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 38th district | |
Assumed office December 1, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Nick Pisciottano |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democrat |
John C. Inglis III is an American politician that represents the 38th district of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat since 2024.
The son of a teacher,prior to his election to the state house he worked for 15 years as a teacher and school counselor for the West Mifflin Area School District,and was a proud member of the American Federation of Teachers. [1] Inglis stated that he became interested in running when he started to get more involved in extracurricular activities,and in 2017 he won a seat to the West Mifflin Borough Council. [1]
When incumbent representative Nick Pisciottano stated that he would not be seeking re-election as he was running for the State Senate,Inglis entered the three-way race for the Democratic nomination. [1] Inglis is Pisciottano's cousin. [1] In the primary he defeated Victoria Schmotzer,daughter of former state representative Martin Schmotzer,by 38 points,and went on to defeat Republican Stone Sobieralski by 11 percentage points in the general election. [2] [1]