Allyson Young Schwartz (born October 3, 1948) is an American politician and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the Thirteenth Congressional District of Pennsylvania since 2005. Her district (map) includes parts of Montgomery County, and a portion of Philadelphia. Schwartz and Kathy Dahlkemper are the only women in Pennsylvania's delegation to Congress.
She is a resident of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Schwa...
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Allyson Young Schwartz (born October 3, 1948) is an American politician and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the Thirteenth Congressional District of Pennsylvania since 2005. Her district (map) includes parts of Montgomery County, and a portion of Philadelphia. Schwartz and Kathy Dahlkemper are the only women in Pennsylvania's delegation to Congress.
She is a resident of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Schwartz is married to Dr. David Schwartz, a cardiologist. She has two adult sons. She is a member of the Jewish faith. She is an endorser of the Genocide Intervention Network.
Born Allyson Young in New York City with a brother Neal, and two sisters Nancy and Dale, Schwartz graduated from The Calhoun School in Manhattan, received a B.A. from Simmons College in 1970, and a Masters degree from Bryn Mawr College in 1972. From 1975 to 1988, Schwartz was the executive director of the Elizabeth Blackwell Center, a Planned parenthood clinic in...
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