1. Madeleine Dean Cunnane was born on June 6,1959 and is an American lawyer and politician serving as the US representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district.
16 Facts About Madeleine Dean
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The youngest of seven children, Madeleine Dean was born to Bob and Mary Dean in Glenside, Pennsylvania.
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Madeleine Dean studied politics and public service at the Fels Institute of Government of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Madeleine Dean then opened a small, three-woman law practice in Glenside, and served as in-house counsel for her husband's growing bicycle business.
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Madeleine Dean served 10 years as an assistant professor of English at her alma mater, La Salle University, in Philadelphia, where she taught writing and ethics.
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Madeleine Dean got her start in politics soon after graduating from high school, when she was elected to an Abington Township committee seat.
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Madeleine Dean volunteered on her first campaign, for Joe Hoeffel's reelection to the state legislature, in the same district seat she later held.
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Madeleine Dean served on several committees, including Appropriations, Judiciary, Policy, Urban Affairs, State Government, and Finance, of which she was vice-chair.
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Madeleine Dean stated in 2014: "We know that the number one issue with voters is education and how we fund our public schools".
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In February 2018, after a significant change in Pennsylvania's congressional districts mandated by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Madeleine Dean announced she would end her campaign for lieutenant governor and instead run for Congress in the 4th district.
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Madeleine Dean was one of four Democratic women elected to Congress from Pennsylvania in 2018.
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Madeleine Dean stood for re-election in 2022, but her district was mostly unchanged by redistricting.
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On January 12,2021, Madeleine Dean was named an impeachment manager for the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump.
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On July 29,2024, Madeleine Dean was announced as one of six Democratic members of a bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
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Madeleine Dean voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
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In November 2017, Madeleine Dean announced her candidacy for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, facing, among others, incumbent Mike Stack in the Democratic primary.