Senator LeAnna Washington Biography

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LeAnna M. Washington

Senator LeAnna M. Washington's Biography

Full Name:	LeAnna M. Washington
Office:	State Senate (PA) - District 4, Democratic
First Elected:	11/22/1993
Last Elected:	11/02/2010
Next Election:	2014

Gender:	Female
Family:	Divorced; 3 Children: William, Edward, Tracey
Birth Date:	07/28/1945
Birth Place:	Philadelphia, PA
Home City:	Philadelphia, PA
Religion:	Baptist

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Masters, Health Services, Lincoln University, 1989

Senator, Pennsylvania Senate, 2005-present
Won Special Election, Pennsylvania Senate, May 2005
Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1993-2005

Aging and Youth, Chair
Appropriations, Member
Urban Affairs and Housing, Member
Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Member

Member, Children's Health Advisory Council
Deputy Chair, Democratic Policy Committee
Member, Governor's Health Care Advisory Panel
Member, Intra-Governmental Council on Long-Term Care
Member, National Black Caucus of State Legislators Executive Committee
Member, National Organization for Women Legislators
Member, Board of Directors, Pennsylvania's Children's Trust Fund
Member, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Board
Member, Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus
Member, Substance Caucus
Member, Woman's Caucus
Former Chair, Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus
Former Member, Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee, Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member, Intergovernmental Operations Committee, Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member, State Government Committee, Pennsylvania Senate

Former Manager, Philadelphia Parking Authority Employee Assistance Program
District Office Manager, Senator Joseph Rocks

Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Member, Gaudenzia House Eastern Region Advisory Board
Trustee, Lincoln University
Member, Lincoln University Alumni Association
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People of Greater Philadelphia
Chair, Philadelphia Black Elected Officials
Member, Advisory Committee, Philadelphia Gas Works
Member, Pi Gamma Mu - International Honor Society

Awards:
The Ruby Award, Soroptomists International of Five Points Magneta, June, 19, 2010.
Honorary Doctorate of Law Degree, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, May 21, 2010
Social Action Award in Political Awareness and Involvement by the Quaker City Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 2010
Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree, Lutheran Theological Seminary, May 17, 2009
Outstanding Community Leader, Philadelphia Tribune Newspaper, 2008
Civic Leaders Award, Women Against Abuse, 2007
Philadelphia Business Journal, Woman of Distinction, 2005

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