The Phoenix in Conversation with U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D - PA05)
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, who represents Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District in Washington, visited Swarthmore on April 10 to deliver a lecture on Law and Leadership in the U.S. Congress. Scanlon is a Swarthmore borough resident, and she was endorsed by SwatDems, a student political organization, in the 2018 special election through which she ultimately secured her seat in Congress.
Before entering federal politics, Scanlon served as pro bono counsel at Ballard Spahr, an attorney at the Education Law Center, president of the Swarthmore-Rutledge school board, and co-chair of the Voting Rights Task Force of the Association of Pro Bono Counsel. Scanlon currently serves on the House Committee on Rules, the House Judiciary Committee, and as Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government. She chairs the House Caucuses on Access to Legal Aid, Youth Mentoring, and Foste…