13 Facts About Movita Johnson-Harrell

Movita Johnson-Harrell was born on April 21,1966 and is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 190th district from March to December 2019.

Movita Johnson-Harrell was the first female Muslim member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Movita Johnson-Harrell resigned after pleading guilty to various criminal acts related to a charity she worked for.

Movita Johnson-Harrell was sentenced to 3 months in jail followed by 8.5 months on house arrest, 11 months on parole, and 2 years probation.

Movita Johnson-Harrell received support from welfare and lived in public housing.

Movita Johnson-Harrell earned an associate's degree in behavioral health in 1999.

Movita Johnson-Harrell earned a bachelor's degree in applied science in 2002 and a master's degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004.

Movita Johnson-Harrell worked as supervisor of victim services for the Philadelphia District Attorney's office.

Movita Johnson-Harrell is the founder of the CHARLES Foundation which was established in 2011 after the mistaken identity shooting death of her 18-year-old son, Charles Andre Johnson.

Movita Johnson-Harrell was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 190th district on March 12,2019 during a special election held after Vanessa Lowery Brown resigned due to her conviction on corruption and bribery charges.

Movita Johnson-Harrell was sworn into office on March 25,2019.

In December 2019, Movita Johnson-Harrell pled guilty to charges of perjury, tampering with public records, theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception and contributions of corporations related to her personal use of $500,000 over the course of a decade from a non-profit organization Motivation Education and Consultation Associates.

Movita Johnson-Harrell announced that she would resign from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives due to these charges.