G. Roni Green
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 190th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
Preceded byAmen Brown
In office
March 26, 2020 (2020-03-26)[1] – November 30, 2020 (2020-11-30)[2]
Preceded byMovita Johnson-Harrell
Succeeded byAmen Brown
Personal details
Born (1959-06-09) June 9, 1959
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materMurrell Dobbins Vocational High School

Gwendolyn Veronica Green[3] (born June 9, 1959) is an American politician. She is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 190th District since 2023 and previously in 2020.

Early life and education

Green was born on June 9, 1959.[1] She graduated from Murrell Dobbins Vocational High School in 1977 and later attended George Meany Labor College.[4]

Political career

In February 2020, Green won a special election to fill the 190th District seat of Pennsylvania State Representative Movita Johnson-Harrell, who had pled guilty to charity theft in 2019.[5][1] Green failed to win the 2020 general primary election, and was defeated by fellow Democrat Amen Brown.[6] In 2022, Brown was redistricted to the 10th District.[7] Green ran for the 190th seat again and won.[8]

Electoral history

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 190 2020 special election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. Roni Green 2,651 86.27
Republican Wanda Logan 422 13.73
Total votes 3,073 100.00
Democratic hold
2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic primary election, District 190[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amen Brown 5,996 43.03
Democratic G. Roni Green (incumbent) 5,406 38.79
Democratic Danyl Patterson 1,843 13.23
Democratic Van Stone 662 4.75
Write-in 28 0.2
Total votes 13,935 100.00
2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 190[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. Roni Green 17,056 96.47
Independent James Love Jackson 583 3.30
Write-in 41 0.23
Total votes 17,680 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 "G. Roni Green". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "SESSION OF 2020 204TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 69" (PDF). House of Representatives Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania General Assembly. November 20, 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 "2020 Special Election 190th Legislative District Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  4. ↑ "Representative G. Roni Green". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  5. ↑ NBC10 Staff (December 5, 2019). "West Philadelphia State Lawmaker to Plead Guilty to Stealing $500,000 From Nonprofit". NBC10 Philadelphia. NBC Universal Media LLC. Retrieved 3 December 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Armstrong, Jenice (June 26, 2020). "May I please get an 'amen' for Amen Brown, poised to win this House seat in West Philly? | Jenice Armstrong". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Allen, Taylor (April 15, 2022). "Pennsylvania Rep. Amen Brown gets to stay on the primary ballot". Axios Philadelphia. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  8. 1 2 "State Rep". Philadelphia Election Results. Office of Philadelphia City Commissioners. November 27, 2022. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "State Rep". Philadelphia Election Results. Office of Philadelphia City Commissioners. July 10, 2020. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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