Brendan Boyle
| Brendan Boyle | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Allyson Schwartz |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 170th district |
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In office January 6, 2009 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | George T. Kenney |
| Succeeded by | Martina White |
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Brendan Francis Boyle February 6, 1977 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Boyle |
| Children | 1 |
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University of Notre Dame Harvard University |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Representative Brendan Boyle |
Brendan Francis Boyle (born February 6, 1977) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district since January 3, 2015. The district includes parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery County. He was previously a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 170th District from 2009 to 2015.
Boyle is the elder of two sons. His father, Francis, is an Irish immigrant who came to the United States in 1970 from Glencolmcille, County Donegal, and works as a janitor for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). His late mother, Eileen, was the child of Irish immigrants from County Sligo; she worked as a Philadelphia School District crossing guard for over 20 years.
Boyle was born and raised in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Cardinal Dougherty High School before receiving an academic scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated with a degree in Government in 1999, completing the Hesburgh Program in Public Service. After working for several years as a consultant with the U.S. Department of Defense, including Naval Sea Systems Command, he attended graduate school at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he earned a master's degree in Public Policy.
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