Allyson Schwartz
| Allyson Schwartz | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district |
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In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Hoeffel |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Boyle |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 4th district |
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In office January 1, 1991 – January 4, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Rocks |
| Succeeded by | LeAnna Washington |
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Allyson Young October 3, 1948 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | David Schwartz |
| Residence |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1990-2004) Jenkintown, Pennsylvania (2004-present) |
| Alma mater |
Simmons College Bryn Mawr College |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Website | Campaign website |
Allyson Young Schwartz (born October 3, 1948) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, serving from 2005-2015. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district included parts of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. She was also National Chair for Recruitment and Candidate Services for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. In the 2014 election, Schwartz was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania, but was defeated in the primary.
Schwartz was born Allyson Young in Queens, New York, to Everett and Renee (née Perl) Young. Her mother left Vienna in 1938 after Germany annexed Austria, and came to the United States, where she settled at a Jewish foster home in Philadelphia. Her father was a dentist in Flushing, Queens, and a veteran of the Korean War. She has a brother, Neal, and two sisters, Nancy and Dale. Schwartz graduated from the Calhoun School, on the Upper West Side of New York City, in 1966 and then enrolled at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Simmons in 1970, as well as a Master of Social Work degree from Bryn Mawr College in 1972.
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