G. Roni Green

American politician

G. Roni Green

Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 190th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
Preceded by	Amen Brown
In office March 26, 2020 (2020-03-26)^[1] – November 30, 2020 (2020-11-30)^[2]
Preceded by	Movita Johnson-Harrell
Succeeded by	Amen Brown

Personal details
Born	(1959-06-09) June 9, 1959 (age 64)
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Murrell Dobbins Vocational High School

Gwendolyn Veronica Green^[3] (born June 9, 1959) is an American politician. She is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 190th District since 2023 and previously in 2020.

Early life and education

Green was born on June 9, 1959.^[1] She graduated from Murrell Dobbins Vocational High School in 1977 and later attended George Meany Labor College.^[4]

Political career

In February 2020, Green won a special election to fill the 190th District seat of Pennsylvania State Representative Movita Johnson-Harrell, who had pled guilty to charity theft in 2019.^[5]^[1] Green failed to win the 2020 general primary election, and was defeated by fellow Democrat Amen Brown.^[6] In 2022, Brown was redistricted to the 10th District.^[7] Green ran for the 190th seat again and won.^[8]

Electoral history

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 190 2020 special election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Roni Green	2,651	86.27
	Republican	Wanda Logan	422	13.73
Total votes			3,073	100.00
	Democratic hold

2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic primary election, District 190^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amen Brown	5,996	43.03
	Democratic	G. Roni Green (incumbent)	5,406	38.79
	Democratic	Danyl Patterson	1,843	13.23
	Democratic	Van Stone	662	4.75
	Write-in		28	0.2
Total votes			13,935	100.00

2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 190^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Roni Green	17,056	96.47
	Independent	James Love Jackson	583	3.30
	Write-in		41	0.23
Total votes			17,680	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "G. Roni Green". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^ "SESSION OF 2020 204TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 69" (PDF). House of Representatives Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania General Assembly. November 20, 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2020 Special Election 190th Legislative District Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
^ "Representative G. Roni Green". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^ NBC10 Staff (December 5, 2019). "West Philadelphia State Lawmaker to Plead Guilty to Stealing $500,000 From Nonprofit". NBC10 Philadelphia. NBC Universal Media LLC. Retrieved 3 December 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Armstrong, Jenice (June 26, 2020). "May I please get an 'amen' for Amen Brown, poised to win this House seat in West Philly? | Jenice Armstrong". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^ Allen, Taylor (April 15, 2022). "Pennsylvania Rep. Amen Brown gets to stay on the primary ballot". Axios Philadelphia. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "State Rep". Philadelphia Election Results. Office of Philadelphia City Commissioners. November 27, 2022. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^ "State Rep". Philadelphia Election Results. Office of Philadelphia City Commissioners. July 10, 2020. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)