Summer Lee

Summer Lee
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
Preceded by	Mike Doyle
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 34th district
In office January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) – December 7, 2022
Preceded by	Paul Costa
Succeeded by	TBD
Personal details
Born	(1987-11-26) November 26, 1987 (age 37) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Pennsylvania State University (BA) Howard University (JD)
Website	Campaign website

Summer L. Lee (born November 26, 1987)^[1] is an American community organizer and Democratic politician who is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district since 2023. She was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 34th district from 2019 to 2022.^[2] Lee is the first black woman to represent Southwestern Pennsylvania in the state legislature.^[2]

In October 2021, Lee announced her candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for the 18th congressional district.^[3] In February 2022, Lee announced that she would run in the newly-redrawn 12th congressional district.^[4] She won the Democratic nomination in May 2022. She won the general election in November 2022.

Lee born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was raised in North Braddock, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2009 and from the Howard University School of Law in 2015.^[5][6] She campaigned for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primaries after graduating.

1. ↑ "Representative Summer Lee". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Deto, Ryan (May 23, 2018). "Sara Innamorato and Summer Lee say their victories can open doors for non-traditional and minority candidates in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
3. ↑ Gregory Krieg. "Progressive champion Summer Lee enters Pennsylvania primary to replace retiring Rep. Mike Doyle". CNN. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
4. ↑ Koscinski, Kiley (February 23, 2022). "In new Pennsylvania congressional map, some U.S. House candidates find themselves in new districts". Retrieved 3 March 2022.
5. ↑ Taylor Jr., Rob. "Summer Lee strives to brighten her community, as she runs for state House seat". New Pittsburgh Courier. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
6. ↑ Griswold, Eliza (2018-05-12). "The Hard-Left Candidate Taking On the Democratic Establishment in Southwestern Pennsylvania". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-02-03.