Brian Joseph Kirkland (born January 22, 1981) is an American politician who served as a
Democratic member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts.
It ...
for the
159th district from 2017 to 2022.
Early life and education
Kirkland graduated from
Coatesville Area High School
The Coatesville Area High School is a public high school in Caln Township, in central Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is part of the Coatesville Area School District and the school has a Coatesville postal address.
The hi ...
and attended
East Stroudsburg University
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) is a public university in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of ten state universities that compose the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).
History
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Career
Kirkland served as Special Projects Coordinator for the city of Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located within the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, it is the only city in Delaware County and had a population of 32,605 as of the 2020 census.
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Kirkland was elected in 2016 as state representative to the Pennsylvania 159th district and replaced his Uncle ]Thaddeus Kirkland
Thaddeus Kirkland (born January 12, 1955) is an American politician who is the Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania since 2016. A Democrat, he served as a member of the 159th district from 1993 to 2016.
Early life and education
Born in Chester, Kirk ...
by defeating the Republican candidate Michael Ciach.
Kirkland served on the Committee On Committees, Gaming Oversight, Tourism & Recreational Development, and Urban Affairs committees.
Kirkland was defeated in the May 2022 Democratic primary by Carol Kazeem.
Personal life
Kirkland lives in Chester, Pennsylvania and has a daughter.[
Kirkland is a deacon at the Community Baptist Church in Chester, Pennsylvania where he runs a youth mentoring program.][
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References
External links
Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Brian Joseph Kirkland (Democrat)
official PA House website
1981 births
21st-century American politicians
African-American state legislators in Pennsylvania
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Politicians from Chester, Pennsylvania
21st-century African-American politicians
20th-century African-American people
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