Emily Kinkead

American politician

Emily Kinkead


Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 20th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05)
Preceded by	Adam Ravenstahl

Personal details
Born	(1987-06-04) June 4, 1987 (age 36)
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Pittsburgh
Alma mater	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Emily Kinkead is an American politician. She is a Democrat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.^[1] In 2020, Kinkead was elected to represent District 20, which encompasses several communities in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.^[2]

Education

In 2009, Kinkead earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. In 2016, she earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.^[1]

Background

Kinkead is a private-practice lawyer from the Brighton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Previously, Kinkead has worked in Washington D.C. for Common Cause on government ethics reform, for the National Institutes of Health^[3] and as a Judicial Law Clerk for Allegheny County Commonwealth Court Judge, Michael Wojcik.^[2]

Political career

In 2019, Kinkead and Emily Marburger, mayor of Bellevue, Pennsylvania, entered the Democratic primary against Adam Ravenstahl, the incumbent in their district.^[4] In November 2019, Marburger dropped out of the race.^[4] Kinkead defeated Ravenstahl in the primary on June 2, 2020.^[5]^[6]

She was unopposed in the general election on November 3, 2020, and took office on December 1, 2020.^[6]

Committee assignments

Agriculture & Rural Affairs^[7]
Appropriations^[7]
Committee On Committees^[7]
Human Services^[7]
Judiciary^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Emily Kinkead". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Potter, Chris (September 6, 2019). "Candidates Line Up To Challenge Ravenstahl — And More Primary Fights Likely Next Year". 90.5 WESA-FM. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ Staff (May 25, 2020). "PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE DISTRICT 20: Emily Kinkead challenging state Rep. Adam Ravenstahl in Democratic primary". WTAE-TV. Hearst Television. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Deto, Ryan (December 30, 2019). "North Side state Rep. candidate Emily Kinkead gets boost from progressive elected officials Bethany Hallam and Liv Bennett". Pittsburgh City Paper. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ Clark, Mike (June 4, 2020). "Emily Kinkead defeats state Rep. Adam Ravenstahl without party endorsement in Democratic primary". WTAE-TV. Hearst Television. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Emily Kinkead". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Representative Emily Kinkead". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.