Lisa Boscola
Lisa Boscola | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 18th district | |
| Assumed office January 5, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Uliana |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 135th district | |
| In office January 3, 1995[1] – November 30, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Uliana |
| Succeeded by | Steve Samuelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 6, 1962 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ed Boscola |
| Residence | Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Villanova University |
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| Website | http://www.senatorboscola.com/ |
Lisa M. Boscola is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 18th Senate District which includes portions of Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe counties. She is in the Democratic Party.
Boscola is a resident of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 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, and 2010.
In 2005, Boscola briefly considered switching to the Republican Party after she was blamed for the defeat of a Democratic candidate for State Senate. During a 2005 special election in a neighboring district, the Democratic candidate, Jennifer L. Mann ran ads attacking her Republican opponent, Pat Browne, for two drunk driving convictions.[2] Boscola, who had a drunk driving arrest herself in 2000,[3] strongly criticized Mann for the ads. Senator Bob Mellow said that her criticism of Mann was the major reason for the Democratic defeat.[2]
In April 2014, an altercation at a Harrisburg bar led to Boscola being asked to leave. She admitted to being involved in a heated political conversation and possibly disturbing other patrons, but denied an accusation from a woman who said the senator struck her.[4]
References
- ^ "SESSION OF 1995 - 179TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1995-01-03.
- ^ a b Micek, John (Apr 21, 2005). "Boscola considering joining GOP". The Morning Call. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- ^ Cattabiani, Mario (October 26, 2000). "Boscola accepted for ARD, but license is suspended". The Morning Call. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- ^ Bresswein, Kurt (April 9, 2014). "Pa. Sen. Lisa Boscola says she was asked to leave bar after 'animated' discussion; violence alleged". The Express-Times. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
External links
Media related to Lisa Boscola at Wikimedia Commons
- State Senator Lisa M. Boscola official website
- Pennsylvania State Senate - Lisa M. Boscola official PA Senate website
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Lisa M. Boscola (PA) profile
- Follow the Money - Lisa Boscola
- Delta Delta Delta Distinguished Alumnae profile
