Lisa M. Boscola

Lisa M. Boscola DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 18

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Lisa M. BoscolaDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 18
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Lisa M. Boscola (born April 6, 1962) is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 18th Senate District which includes portions of Lehigh and Northampton. Boscola was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Richard and Anna Stofko. She is a graduate of Bethlehem's Freedom High School and Villanova University, from which she holds both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in political science. After college, she worked briefly as a court clerk before entering politics. From 1987 to 1993, Boscola was a Northampton County deputy court administrator. She first won a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1994 and served two terms. In 1998, she won a seat in the state senate and was re-elected in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Villanova University
MA Political Science
1985
Villanova University
BA Political Science
1984
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Minority Policy Chair
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
2011 - 2021
Senator
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
1999 - Current
Representative
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
1994 - 1998
Deputy Court Administrator
Northampton County Court
1987 - 1993
Other Experience1 - 19 of 19
Board Member
League of Women Voters
Board Member
Lehigh Valley International Airport Authority
Former President
League of Women Voters
Member
Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce
Member
Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority Board
Member
Business and Professional Women Association
Member
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Member
American Business Women Association
Member
Bethlehem Area Chamber of Commerce
Member
American Association of University Women
Member
Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women
Member
Hellertown Chamber of Commerce
Projects Chair
Bethlehem Jaycees
Vice President
Bethlehem Area Business Women's Association
Former Member
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Game and Fisheries Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Senate
Former Member
Appropriations Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
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