Danielle Friel Otten is a 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 ...

, representing the 155th district. She is a member of the

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Political career

Running in opposition to the Mariner East 2 Pipeline, Otten defeated East Pikeland Supervisor Ron Graham in the Democratic primary for the 155th district by garnering 82.1% of the vote. Otten defeated incumbent representative

Becky Corbin Becky Corbin is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She represented the 155th district until her unsuccessful bid for re-election in 2018. She is a member of the Republican Party. Career Prior to her time in the House ...

in the 2018 general election, garnering 55% of the vote. In 2020, Otten won reelection. She defeated a primary challenger, Rose Danese, winning 74% of the vote in the Democratic primary. She went on to win the general election against challenger Michael Taylor, garnering 55% of the vote. Otten currently sits on the Aging & Older Adult Services, Environmental Resources & Energy, and Human Services committees.

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PA House website bioDemocratic Caucus bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Otten, Danielle Friel Living people Women state legislators in Pennsylvania Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians West Chester University alumni 21st-century American women politicians 1977 births Politicians from Chester County, Pennsylvania