Martina White
Martina A. White | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 170th district | |
Assumed office April 13, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Brendan Boyle |
Chair of the Philadelphia Republican City Committee | |
Assumed office November 12, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Mike Meehan |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | July 7, 1988
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Parkwood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | Elizabethtown College |
Occupation | Financial Advisor |
Website | www |
Martina White (born July 7, 1988) is an American politician. A Republican, she is member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 170th district, being first elected in 2015.
Career[]
White, a financial advisor and lifelong resident of Northeast Philadelphia, was first elected on March 24, 2015 in a special election to fill an open seat in the 170th District.[1] She became the first new Republican elected in Philadelphia in 25 years.
The 170th District includes the neighborhoods of Bustleton, Millbrook, Parkwood and Somerton.
White currently serves as the Majority Caucus Secretary. She is on the Rules Committee and the Committee on Committees.
The first member of her immediate family to graduate from college, White received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Elizabethtown College.
On November 12, 2019, White was elected to be Chairwoman of the Philadelphia Republican City Committee.[2]
Personal life[]
White resides in the Parkwood area of Northeast Philadelphia. White graduated in 2010 from Elizabethtown College and played field hockey.
References[]
- ^ Shaheeli, Joe (March 26, 2015). "POLS ON THE STREET: Republican Martina White Is Victor In 170th District". Philadelphia Public Record. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ Brennan, Chris (November 12, 2019). "State Rep. Martina White elected new chair of Philadelphia's Republican City Committee". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
External links[]
- Elizabethtown College alumni
- Living people
- Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania Republicans
- People from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- Politicians from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Women state legislators in Pennsylvania
- 1988 births
- 21st-century American politicians
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