Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2019. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Scanlon (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2024 election.
Scanlon is a former representative from Pennsylvania’s old 7th Congressional District. She won a special election which coincided with the regular 2018 election on November 6, 2018. She served in the seat until former Rep. Patrick Meehan's (R) term expired on January 3, 2019. Scanlon's election to Congress made her the first woman since 2014 to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. House.
On her official Congressional website, Scanlon outlined her legislative priorities as "voting rights, education, common sense gun safety legislation, and protecting the rights of children, families, veterans and our seniors."
Scanlon served as the national Pro Bono Counsel at Ballard Spahr. She also worked as an attorney for the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania and the Support Center for Child Advocates. Scanlon was appointed co-chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Commission on Children at Risk.
Scanlon earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and served as a judicial clerk for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania immediately after.
