Michael Zabel (born 1978) is an American politician serving as a

Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **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 ...

. He has represented the 163rd district since 2019. After graduating from

St. Joseph's Preparatory School St. Joseph's Preparatory School, known as "St. Joseph's Prep" or simply "The Prep", is an urban, private, Catholic, college preparatory school run by the Jesuits in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1851. Curriculm Th ...

in 1996, Zabel went on to earn a bachelor's degree from the

College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross is a private, Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, about 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest ...

in 2000. He earned a master's degree from Temple University in 2003, and his JD from Temple Law School in 2010. Zabel taught Latin and Greek at the middle and high school levels. He served as Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia, and is on the board of the charity SJP Man for Others. Zabel defeated

Jamie Santora James R. Santora is an American politician from Pennsylvania who owns Santora Real Estate and is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 163rd district. Early life and education Santora was born in Drexel ...

in the 163rd district in 2018, receiving 15,000 votes. He is married to Lauren Zabel and has two children. They live in the

Drexel Hill Drexel Hill is a neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) located in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. The population was 29,181 at the 2020 census, up from 28,043 at the 2010 census, and accounting for over a third of Upper Darby's population. G ...

neighborhood of

Upper Darby, PA Upper Darby Township, often shortened to Upper Darby, is a home rule township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The township borders Philadelphia, the nation's sixth most populous city as of 2020 with 1.6 million residents. As of the 2020 cen ...

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Living people Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1978 births College of the Holy Cross alumni People from Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania 21st-century American politicians {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub