Ed Neilson
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 174 | |
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Assumed office August 25, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Sabatina |
| Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the At-Large District |
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In office August 14, 2014 – June 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Green |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 169 | |
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In office May 8, 2012 – August 14, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Denny O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Kate Klunk |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Doris |
| Children | Five |
| Residence | Northeast Philadelphia |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph's University |
| Occupation | Politician, Union official |
| Website | Ed Neilson |
Edward "Ed" Neilson is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. In April 2012, he won a special election to represent the 169th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In May 2014 he won a special election to serve as an at-large member of Philadelphia City Council replacing outgoing councilmember Bill Green. In August 2015, he won a special election to represent the 174th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
A native of Northeast Philadelphia, Neilson is a graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School and Saint Joseph's University.
Neilson is a former political director for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)'s Local 98 chapter. He went on to serve as Deputy State Labor Secretary under Governor Ed Rendell, and eventually became director of business development and government relations at Chartwell Law Offices.
In November 2011, Republican Denny O'Brien was elected to one of the Philadelphia City Council's at-large seats. O'Brien, who had comfortably held the 169th District seat in the State House for several decades, resigned from the General Assembly the following January. O'Brien's departure in part precipitated the decision on the part of the House Republican leadership to move the 169th district out of Philadelphia and into York County. The existing 169th district was to be split among the districts of Democrats Brendan Boyle, Kevin Boyle, Michael McGeehan and John Sabatina, Jr., as well as Republican John Taylor. However, the State Supreme Court struck-down the map, ruling its splitting of cities, townships and boroughs was unconstitutional. Therefore, a special election held on the existing boundaries was called for April 24, 2012.
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