V. Milou Mackenzie is an American politician. She is a

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member of the

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, and has represented the 131st district since 2021. She is the mother of

Ryan Mackenzie Ryan E. Mackenzie is a politician from Pennsylvania. A member of the Republican Party, he represents the 187th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Committee assignments for 2021-22 Legislative Session * Consume ...

, who is another Republican Lehigh Valley-area state representative from the 187th District. They are the first mother-son pair to simultaneously serve in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Biography

Mackenzie graduated from Nazareth High School in 1968 and received a BA in English from

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in 1972. In 2020, Mackenzie was elected to the

, representing the 131st District, which includes parts of Northampton County, Lehigh County, and Montgomery County. She defeated Democratic candidate Kevin Branco with 54.3% of the vote in the general election. Mackenzie currently sits on the Children & Youth; Education; Human Services; Housing & Community Development; and Urban Affairs committees.

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External links

Official websitePennsylvania House of Representatives profile
Living people 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Nazareth Area High School alumni Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Women in Pennsylvania politics Women state legislators in Pennsylvania Year of birth missing (living people) {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub