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Summer L. LeeDEMDemocrat United States Representative, PA-12
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Summer Lynn Lee (born November 26, 1987) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Lee was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 34th district from 2019 to 2022. With the support of the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Lee was the first black woman to represent Southwestern Pennsylvania in the state legislature. Lee was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 election to represent Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. She won the primary by less than 1% of the vote over her closest opponent, Steve Irwin, the chair of the State Advisory Committee for the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She won the general election, and became the first Black woman from Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Howard University School of Law
JD Civil Rights and Constitutional Law
2012 - 2015
Pennsylvania State University, University Park
BA Journalism
2005 - 2009
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Representative
United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania
2023 - Current
Representative
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
2019 - 2023
Co-Founder
UNITE!
2019
Oliver White Hill Fellow
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Incorporated
2014
Summer Intern
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
2014 - 2014
Summer Intern
Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia, District of Columbia Public Schools General Counsel Office
2013
Intern
Office of Cross Cultural and Leadership Development
2009
Former Student Attorney
Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic
Other Experience1 - 6 of 6
Member
Woodland Hills Commission on Youth Development and Learning
Current
Field Organizer
Pennsylvania Democratic Party
2016
Servant Leader Intern
Children's Defense Fund, Freedom Schools
2012
Member
Committee on Oversight and Reform, United States House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Former Member
Children and Youth Committee, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives
Former Member
Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives