Joseph C. Hohenstein (born June 24, 1967) is a Democratic member of the

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. He has represented the 177th district since 2019. Hohenstein was born in Philadelphia and his father was a member of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. Hohenstein graduated from

Earlham College Earlham College is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. The college was established in 1847 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and has a strong focus on Quaker values such as integrity, a commitment to peace and social ...

with a degree in international studies in 1989. He then attended law school at the

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, where he received his J.D. in 1993 and passed the bar. Hohenstein worked as a lawyer and served on the National Amicus Committee of the

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. He was the chairman of the board of the

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. Hohenstein has taught at

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and he developed the school's first immigration law clinic. In 2017, he represented two Syrian brothers and their families in a lawsuit against the

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travel ban. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 177th district in 2018, defeating Pat Kozlowski. Hohenstein lives in Philadelphia with his wife Brandi and two children Emma and Mars.

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