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Biography on Allyson Y. Schwartz



Biography on Allyson Y. Schwartz

Allyson Y. Schwartz is a U.S. Representative serving her fourth term, and she is 13th Congressional member representing District Pennsylvania's currently. This district includes the first ring suburbs of Montgomery County and Philadelphia both.

She is labeled as a rising star by politicians; Schwartz is an increasingly Influential figure in Congress, playing a central role in debates on health care, the federal budget, and tax policy. Congressional Quarterly describes her as one of the Democrats' leading health Care Experts, and her insight and Knowledge on the subject are highly valued by her colleagues. As the sole female member of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation, the Philadelphia Daily News Praises her as a "local trailblazer" for women in politics.

Allyson Y.Schwartz was born on October 3, 1948 in New York City and she is recently representing congressional district of the state of the 13th of Chamber of US as a democratic politician in US state of Pennsylvania.

In 1970, she received a BA degree from University of Simmons and in 1972 she received a master degree from university of Bryn Mawr. She has been working as executive director from 1975-1988. In this position she served in Elizabeth Blackwell Center which is a health care centre in Philadelphia for women, situated in Pennsylvania. After that she served as a member of Philadelphia Department. She worked there from 1988-1990 as a member of human services.

Schwartz was then elected in 1990 to the state senate, and was given responsibility to represent an area in northeast and northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Because of her hardwork and dedication she was reelected three more times in 1994, 1998, and 2002.

The area was extended in Montgomery County in the legislative reapportionment of 1991. She fought really hard for the United States senate and was announced runner-up in the primary ...