Morgan Cephas is an American politician serving as 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 192nd House district in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

Career

Cephas previously served as the Deputy Chief of Staff to

Philadelphia City Council The Philadelphia City Council, the legislative body of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consists of ten members elected by district and seven members elected at-large. The council president is elected by the members from among their number. Each ...

man Curtis Jones, Jr. before running for the state legislature. Cephas was first elected to the

in 2016 after defeating incumbent Rep.

Lynwood Savage Lynwood W. Savage (born 1954) is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 192nd House district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Savage won the special election to complete the term of Rep. Louise Bishop, ...

in the Democratic primary. Running unopposed, Cephas was re-elected to a second term in the House in the 2018 general election on November 6, 2018.

Personal life

Cephas was born and raised in West Philadelphia and is a graduate of Central High School. She then graduated with a degree in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

from the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United S ...

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Living people Central High School (Philadelphia) alumni University of Virginia alumni Politicians from Philadelphia Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians Women state legislators in Pennsylvania Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women politicians {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub