Maria Collett Political career References External links Navigation menu"No primary challenges in local Pennsylvania Senate races""Collett defeats Greenleaf Jr., flips 12th District Senate seat to Dems"Pennsylvania State Senate websiteCollett on Ballotpediae
Living peoplePeople from Lower Gwynedd Township, PennsylvaniaUniversity of Maryland, College Park alumniDrexel University alumniRutgers University–Camden alumniPennsylvania state senatorsWomen state legislators in Pennsylvania21st-century American politicians21st-century American women politicians
DemocraticPennsylvania State Senate12th DistrictMontgomery CountyBucks CountyStewart Greenleaf
Maria Collett | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 12th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 2, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Stewart Greenleaf |
Personal details | |
Born | Maria Collett |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | University of Maryland (B.A.) Rutgers Law School (J.D.) Drexel University (BSN) |
Profession | Nurse |
Maria Collett is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who represents the 12th District. Her district includes portions of eastern Montgomery County and southern Bucks County.
Political career
In 2018, Collett ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for the election to succeed retiring State Senator Stewart Greenleaf, who had represented the 12th District since 1979.[1] Collett defeated Stewart Greenleaf Jr., Greenleaf's son and a former Controller for Montgomery County, in the November 6 general election.[2]
References
^ Sokil, Dan (May 7, 2018). "No primary challenges in local Pennsylvania Senate races". North Penn Life. MontgomeryNews.com. Retrieved January 3, 2019..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Collett defeats Greenleaf Jr., flips 12th District Senate seat to Dems". Bucks County Courier Times. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
External links
- Pennsylvania State Senate website
- Collett on Ballotpedia