About NFWL

Representative Rosita Youngblood (PA)

Immediate Past President

Rep. Rosita C. Youngblood

198^{th Legislative
District}

^{Philadelphia County}

^Biography

^{State Rep. Rosita C. Youngblood was first elected to serve
in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on April 19, 1994.
Throughout her tenure, Youngblood has focused on serving the
constituents of the 198th Legislative District by introducing
several issue-specific pieces of legislation and sponsoring a
variety of community outreach programs and activities.}

^{Educational background:}

^{B.A., Antioch University}

^{Rep. Youngblood currently serves on the
following state}

^{House
committees}^:

^{Children and Youth}
^Commerce
- ^{Majority Chairwoman of Subcommittee
  of Financial Services and Banking}
^{Democratic Policy}
^Education
^Finance
- ^{Majority Vice Chairwoman}
^{Intergovernmental Affairs}

^{Other positions and memberships Youngblood holds in various
other organizations include:}

^{First Vice Chairwoman, Philadelphia
County Democratic Executive Committee}
^{President of the National Foundation
for Women Legislators}
^{Founder of Women for Women}
^{Board Member of (CUES) Creative Urban
Education Systems}
^{2000 African American
Women}
^{Philadelphia Political Congress of
African American Women}
^{Block Captain of 4600 Block of Morris
Street}
^{Friends of Fernhill Park}
^{Board Member of Lucien Crump
Educational Foundation}

^{Rep. Youngblood's community involvement stems from a number
of community outreach programs and activities she has hosted, such
as:}

^{Student college fair}
^{Annual Halloween Children's
Fair}
^{Thanksgiving and Christmas basket
giveaways}
^{New Year's holiday party}
^{Women for Women Gulf Relief Effort
2005}
^{Various community meetings focusing
on senior issues, drugs and violence in Philadelphia, eminent
domain and gaming}

^{Since Rep. Youngblood has taken office, she has been an
advocate in state government for the residents of the 198th
Legislative District and all Pennsylvanians through sponsoring and
co-sponsoring legislation on the following issues:}

^{Kinship Care Program (Act No.25 of
2003)}
^{Mass transit funding}
^{Domestic violence}
^{Public welfare}
^{Anti-Counterfeiting}
^{Health services}
^{Distal Arthrogryposis}
^{Property tax provisions}
^{Personal insurance}

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