Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district
In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by
Joe Hoeffel
Succeeded by
Brendan Boyle
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 4th district
In office January 1, 1991 – January 3, 2005[1]
Preceded by
Joe Rocks
Succeeded by
LeAnna Washington
Personal details
Born
Allyson Young
(1948-10-03) October 3, 1948 (age 75) New York City, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
David Schwartz
Children
2
Alma mater
Simmons College (BA) Bryn Mawr College (MSW)
Allyson Schwartz (née Young; born October 3, 1948) is an American Democratic Party politician who represented parts of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2015 and Northeast and Northwest Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1991 to 2005. She has finished second in a statewide Democratic Party primary twice: for United States Senate in 2000 and for Governor in 2014.
Schwartz was also National Chair for Recruitment and Candidate Services for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. In the 2014 election, Schwartz was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania.
^"Session of 2005 – 189th of the General Assembly – No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania Senate. 2005-01-04.
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