Wendi Thomas is a
Republican 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.
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from the
178th Legislative District.
Career
Thomas previously served on the school board for the
Council Rock School District
The Council Rock School District, also known as CRSD, is located in lower Bucks County, in southeastern Pennsylvania. The district's administrative offices are located in one of the original school district buildings in the Borough of Newtown. ...
.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Thomas ran in a special election to replace outgoing State Representative
Scott Petri, who resigned his seat to become the executive director of the
Philadelphia Parking Authority
The Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) is an agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that manages many parking operations for Philadelphia.
The PPA was created by the Philadelphia City Council on January 11, 1950, for the purpose of condu ...
, but lost to Democrat
Helen Tai
Helen Tai (戴怡平) is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 178th Legislative District. She was elected in a Special Election on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 to serve out the remainder of Scott Petri's term. She p ...
by 51% to 49% margin. Thomas ran again in the November general election and defeated Tai by a 500-vote margin.
Tenure
Thomas authored House Bill 1421, a bill to increase burial benefits to ensure
veterans are laid to rest with
military honors. The bill was unanimously passed by the house on June 9, 2021. The bill is awaiting further consideration from the senate.
References
External links
PA House website bioRepublican Caucus bio
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Politicians from Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg College alumni
21st-century American politicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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