Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon has disclosed 0 buys and 1 sale since May 2023

Mary Gay Scanlon is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District, first sworn into office on November 13, 2018, following a special election victory( A career advocate for vulnerable populations, Scanlon earned her Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University in 1980 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984( Before her election to Congress, she worked as national pro bono counsel at Ballard Spahr LLP for 15 years, directing over 600 lawyers across 15 offices who provided more than 50,000 hours of annual pro bono legal services to low-income clients and nonprofit organizations( She also served as a senior staff attorney at the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania and was an elected member of the Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board from 2007 to 2015(

In Congress, Scanlon serves on the House Committee on Rules and House Judiciary Committee, where she holds the position of Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government( She chairs several House Caucuses focused on access to legal aid, youth mentoring, and foster youth advocacy( Her legislative priorities include voting rights, access to justice, education, gun safety, women's rights, and ending hunger( She has cosponsored over 400 bills to improve the lives of families in her region and has led efforts to secure resources for southeast Pennsylvania, including saving approximately 4,000 Boeing jobs and securing a $650 million shipyard contract( Scanlon has also led floor debates on significant legislation including the Equality Act and the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women's Act(

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