Sharif Street

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Sharif Street
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byShirley Kitchen
Personal details
Born (1974-03-29) March 29, 1974 (age 47)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsJohn F. Street (father)
Milton Street (uncle)
EducationMorehouse College (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (JD)

Sharif Street (born (1974-03-29)March 29, 1974) is an American politician and attorney. He is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 3rd district since 2017.[1] In 2018, Street was elected Vice-Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party alongside Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills of Allegheny County.[2] Street is a supporter of criminal justice reform, environmentally-friendly energy production, cannabis legalization and equity education finance.[3] He is the son of former Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street and the nephew of former State Senator Milton Street.[4]

Early political involvement[]

Throughout the early 2000s, Street was known for his cultural pride and long locks, which he kept even while campaigning.[5] In 2004, Street was elected as Delegate in the Democratic National Convention committed to John Kerry for President.[6]

Career[]

As a student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Street directed a Town Watch group in Philadelphia. He has continued to serve the community in numerous positions, starting Philadelphia Green Communities and Urban Solution, serving as managing director of the Housing Association of Delaware Valley, serving on the board of the North Central Philadelphia Empowerment Zone's Housing Trust Fund, the North Central Empowerment Zone's Community Advisory Committees for Housing, Crime and Public Safety, and Economic Development, and current member of Philadelphia's African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs Commission. He also served as Chief Legislative Advisor to the Democratic Chair of the Housing and Urban Development Committee, Senator Shirley Kitchen.[7]

Pennsylvania State Senate[]

Street was elected to the State Senate in 2016.[8] He currently serves as a member of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing and the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee.[9][10]

Committee assignments[11][]

  • Agriculture and Rural Affairs
  • Appropriations
  • Banking and Insurance, Democratic Chair
  • Local Government
  • State Government, Democratic Chair

Pennsylvania Democratic Party[]

In 2018, Street was elected Vice-Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party alongside Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills of Allegheny County.[12]

2022 U.S. Senate election[]

On April 1, 2021, Street filed as a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Scott, Emily (January 8, 2017). "Sharif Street celebrates state senatorship on Main Campus". The Temple News. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "PADems.com". PA Democratic Party. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Baer, John. "Sharif Street is on a mission for criminal justice reform | John Baer". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Colaneri, Katie (January 15, 2016). "Sharif Street launches Pa. Senate bid". WHYY Newsworks. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "Length Matters". mycitypaper.com. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "2004 Democratic National Convention | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Sharif Street legislative biography". Senate of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Pennsylvania 3rd District State Senate Results: Sharif Street Wins". The New York Times. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "Members of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing". Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "Members of the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee". Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  11. ^ "Senator Sharif Street". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  12. ^ "Sharif Street elected Vice-Chair of Pennsylvania Democratic Party". Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  13. ^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1506980". Retrieved April 1, 2021.

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