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Summary

Senator Shirley M. Kitchen

Full Name: Shirley M. Kitchen
Office: State Senate (PA) - District 3, Democratic
First Elected: 11/18/1996
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Female
Family: Divorced; 5 Children: Dwayne, Henry, Shantelle, Vakiya, Veronica
Birth Date: 09/17/1946
Birth Place: Augusta, GA
Home City: Philadelphia, PA
Religion: Baptist

Recent Key Votes

SB 1249 - Congressional Redistricting
Legislation (Nay)

Dec. 14, 2011

HB 1614 - Fiscal Code Amendments
Legislation (Yea)

Oct. 9, 2009 - -Establishes a nonpartisan Independent Fiscal Office as an independent agency, and charges the Office with the following tasks (Sec. 1.2):-Preparing revenue estimates; -Providing a baseline ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: Drug Recovery Treatment for Prisoners and Ex-Offenders

Sept. 18, 2012 - After viewing local and national recidivism rates, I was concerned that inmates addicted to drugs and convicted for drug-related crimes were not receiving effective treatment, ...

Issue Position: Witness Protection

Sept. 18, 2012 - Like most Philadelphia citizens, I have been horrified by the recent surge in gun violence in our city. Even as the homicide rates have risen, ...

Issue Position: Increasing Homeownership

Sept. 18, 2012 - A home of one's own is an essential part of the American dream. As the Chairwoman for the Senate Committee on Urban Affairs and Housing, ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Top industry General Trade Unions ($30,500.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Shirley Kitchen refused to tell citizens where she stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Shirley M. Kitchen's Pennsylvania State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test
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Contact Information

Capitol Email
kitchen@pasenate.com

District Webmail
http://www.senatorkitchen.com/contact.htm

Capitol Website
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/senate_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3

District Website
http://www.senatorkitchen.com

General Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/senatorkitchen

Capitol
463 Capitol Building
Senate Box 203003
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3003
Phone: 717-787-6735

District
1701 West Lehigh Avenue
Suite 104
Philadelphia, PA 19132
Phone: 215-227-6161

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