Tarik Khan
PhD
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 194th district
Assumed office
December 2022
Preceded byPam DeLissio
Personal details
Born (1978-10-14) October 14, 1978
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidencePhiladelphia
EducationDavidson College (B.A.)
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing (GN)
La Salle University (M.S.)
University of Pennsylvania (PhD)
Alma materCentral High School of Philadelphia
Websitehttp://www.tarikforpa.com

Tarik S. Khan[1] is an American politician. He is a current Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 194th District since 2022.[2] His district includes Andorra, Chestnut Hill, East Falls, Manayunk, Roxborough, and Wissahickon.[3]

Background

Khan was born on October 14, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a Pakistani immigrant father and a Catholic mother. Khan's father, Zia, came to the US in 1964 to attend graduate school at The University of Pennsylvania and met Patricia Klein, a nurse of German, Polish, and Scottish descent at a Philadelphia party. Khan's older brother, Joseph, was born in 1975. Khan grew up Muslim in a Jewish neighborhood in Philadelphia.[4] Khan attended Joseph J. Greenberg School, a public K-8 school in Bustleton, Philadelphia and graduated from Central High School of Philadelphia in 1996.[5] Khan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in 2000.[6]

Khan was an intern on The Tonight Show in college and later worked as a production assistant on the show. Khan was a member of AFTRA labor union, and became eligible to join SAG (now SAG-AFTRA) after being cast in a skit on the portraying a KFC employee selling marijuana to a customer—portrayed in the show by Khan and Kevin Eubanks.[7][8]

He graduated from Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing as a Graduate nurse in 2003, and later earned a Master of Science degree in nursing from the School of Nursing at La Salle University. Khan earned a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 2023.[2]

Khan co-created a non-profit called Enabling Minds to help children with developmental disabilities in Croix-des-Bouquets attend school for the first time in their lives.[9]

Khan served as President of The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA). As PSNA President, Khan led the successful effort to help Pennsylvania join the Nurse Licensure Compact,[10] cancel a quarter-million in patient medical debt,[11] and built a coalition with nursing unions and advocacy organizations to help write and introduce the landmark nursing safe staffing legislation the Patient Safety Act.[12]

Khan led efforts during the pandemic to help Philadelphians with accessibility barriers to access COVID testing and the vaccine. He helped sound the alarm early on regarding the lack of attention from the Trump administration to mitigate the crisis, and was a relentless advocate for federal support to states during the pandemic.[13][14]

Khan created the Angel Dose vaccination program with Anna Perng.[15] Their novel program was recognized by the White House as an innovative model to assist communities with accessibility barriers, and the majority of the over 900 home COVID-19 vaccinations provided by Khan were performed after work or on his days off.[16] Khan and Perng were recognized for their work by GMA3: What You Need to Know,[17] People Magazine,[18] and The Philadelphia Inquirer.[19]

Khan stands with a poster reading "Stand Against Hate"
Khan stands with faith and legislative leaders outside the PA Capitol calling for legislation to increase and bolster anti-hate crimes legislation in Pennsylvania.

Khan is the subject of a documentary by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sami Khan called Angel Dose.[20]

Khan's brother, Joe Khan, prosecutor and former solicitor of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Joe is currently running for Pennsylvania Attorney General in 2024.[21]

Political career

In 2022, Khan defeated incumbent Pennsylvania State Representative Pam DeLissio from the 194th District in a Democratic primary challenge.[22] He then won in the general election, defeating Libertarian nominee Torren Danowski with over 90% of the vote.[23]

Khan is both the first Pakistani-American lawmaker and first advanced practice nurse ever elected to the Pennsylvania legislature.[24]

Electoral history

2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic primary election, District 194[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tarik Khan 7,475 59.47
Democratic Pam DeLissio (incumbent) 5,076 40.39
Write-in 18 0.14
Total votes 12,569 100.00
2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 194[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tarik Khan 23,159 90.67
Libertarian Torren Danowski 2,246 8.79
Write-in 137 0.54
Total votes 25,542 100.00
Legislators cheer and acknowledge nurses in upper gallery
Khan with PA House colleagues acknowledging Pennsylvania nurses in the House of Representatives gallery, following the passing of the nursing safe staffing bill The Patient Safety Act (HB 106)

Political positions

In his first term, Khan helped lead the passage of seven bipartisan bills and three bipartisan resolutions through the PA House:

  • HB 106, The Patient Safety Act, which Khan helped to write & champion, this bill is estimated to save 100 Pennsylvania lives each month due to improved nurse staffing standards in hospitals [Prime Sponsors: Mehaffie, Tomlinson & Kosierowski] [26][27]
  • HB 1316, which would nearly double the affordable housing investments in Pennsylvania through the PA Housing and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund [Innamorato, Khan, Twardzik, Major, Kutz] [28]
  • HB 1173, which promotes universally accessible playground construction in Pennsylvania [Khan, Flick, Cerrato, Hanbidge] [29]
  • HR 77, which calls attention to the need to support persons living with cognitive impairment & their caregivers and accelerate the development of a cure to Alzheimer's Disease [Khan, Kim, Probst, Cerrato, Frankel, Green, Shusterman, Salisbury][30]
  • HB 78, which would cancel medical debt for tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians [Venkat, Bullock, Kosierowski, Khan, Pisciottano] [31]
  • HR 205, which recognizes the importance of supporting recovery efforts in the Pennsylvania and recognizing that recovery should be the expectation, not the exception for persons with substance use [Khan, Cabell, Giral, Flick, Kinsey, Rozzi][32]
  • HB 1466, which protects individuals and corporations, like non-profits, against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, or SLAPPs suits which are meant to silence and intimidate individuals from participating in open debate about issues including abuse and corruption [Bizzarro, Cerrato, Hanbidge, Hohenstein, Khan, Gallagher, Borowski, Brennan] [33]
  • HB 1772, which doubles the investment in the Non-Profit Security Grant Fund to $10 million dollars for security enhancements to protect non-profit institutions vulnerable to hate crimes, like house of worship such as mosques, synagogues [Harris, Solomon, Dawkins, Waxman, Khan][34]
  • HB 1752, which designates Eid-al-Fitr as a state holiday in Pennsylvania [Kazeem, Khan, Dawkins][35]
  • HR 141, which recognizes diabetes prevalence in Pennsylvania and calls on increasing educational efforts to help Pennsylvanians manage and control their diabetes [Khan & Oberlander][36]
Khan is pictured listening to a witness testify. He wears a navy suit, gold and baby blue striped tie, and black glasses.
Representative Khan pictured in Philadelphia City Hall chambers, co-hosting a hearing on a bill to reform the use of private security forces in evictions

Publications

  • Khan, Tarik S (2013). Self-Efficacy in Vulnerable Populations: Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment and Persons Experiencing Homelessness with Complex Health and Psychosocial Needs (Thesis).
  • Khan, Tarik S.; Hirschman, Karen B.; McHugh, Matthew D.; Naylor, Mary D. (January 2021). "Self‐efficacy of family caregivers of older adults with cognitive impairment: A concept analysis". Nursing Forum. 56 (1): 112–126. doi:10.1111/nuf.12499. PMC 8549654. PMID 32888197.
  • Khan, T. S.; Osokpo, O.; Schrand, S. (2019). "Book review of Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination". Journal of Nursing Doctoral Students Scholarship. 7 (17–20).

Awards and honors

The Philadelphia Inquirer awarded Khan its Influencers of Healthcare Award for Excellence in Volunteerism in 2019.[37]

Khan won the American Association of Nurse Practitioner's State Award for Nursing Advocacy for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2019.[38]

A resolution on April 29, 2021, sponsored by 11 Philadelphia City Council Members, was adopted, "recognizing Tarik Khan's incredible leadership and contributions to the health and well-being of Philadelphians and extending appreciation and admiration for his efforts to vaccinate Philadelphia residents against COVID-19."[39]

The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities Awarded Khan and disability rights advocate Anna Perng its Outstanding National Advocate Award in August 2021 for their advocacy for persons with intellectual and other developmental disabilities.[40]

Khan and Anna Perng were both awarded the City of Philadelphia's Chief Service Officer Award, which recognizes "unique contributions to the city through collaborative service" in April 2022.[41]

Khan was awarded the 2022 American Association of Nurse Practitioner's State Award for Clinical Excellence as a Nurse Practitioner for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[38]

Khan received the "Pandemic Warrior Award" for his clinical care during the pandemic from The Family Practice and Counseling Network in January 2023.[42]

Khan received the "Thomas J. Zuber Memorial Patient Safety Award" by SEIU Nurse Alliance of Pennsylvania in October 2023.

City & State Pennsylvania listed Khan as #8 in its Top 100 AAPI difference makers in PA in May 2023.[43]

References

  1. ↑ "Tarik Khan, MSN, RN". Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Tarik Khan". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Representative Tarik Khan". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Meet Tarik". Tarik For PA. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ https://www.timesherald.com/2022/11/14/tarik-khan-breaks-barriers-with-election-win-for-state-representative/
  6. ↑ https://www.ajc.com/pulse/the-story-of-one-nurses-journey-to-become-a-legislator/WGDUL4K4LNFZFHFY4K34HO3J3I/
  7. ↑ "CNN.com - Fast food worker accused of giving marijuana to customer - Oct. 10, 2002". www.cnn.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ Katz, David. "Penn Nursing Ph.D. student Tarik Khan wins Democratic primary in Pa.'s 194th District". www.thedp.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Tarik Khan".
  10. ↑ "Pennsylvania Passes the Nurse Licensure Compact".
  11. ↑ "Nursing Organizations Team up to Erase Medical Debt". December 2020.
  12. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=search&v=428715221683223
  13. ↑ "Philly nurse practitioner: We tried to order 300 COVID-19 tests. We got five. | Expert Opinion". April 3, 2020.
  14. ↑ "The Philadelphia Nurse Who Keeps Fighting for His Patients—Even After the Government Moved on - COURIER". November 2, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Conversation with Tarik Khan & Anna Perng: Breaking Down Barriers to Vaccine Accessibility". YouTube.
  16. ↑ "Khan recognized as Pandemic Warrior by Family Practice and Counseling Network". January 6, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Video Nurse practitioner makes vaccine house calls". ABC News.
  18. ↑ "Nurse Tarik Khan Races to Deliver Vaccines to the Homebound: 'These Doses May Mean Life or Death'".
  19. ↑ "This Philly health worker rushes nightly to deliver leftover COVID-19 vaccines to the homebound".
  20. ↑ "'Angel Dose': Philadelphia nurse races to deliver expiring vaccines". May 29, 2023.
  21. ↑ Prose, J.D. (June 8, 2023). "Joe Khan, former federal prosecutor and Bucks County solicitor, enters race for Pa. attorney general". PennLIVE Patriot-News. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  22. ↑ D'Onofrio, Mike (May 18, 2022). "Pennsylvania's Democratic progressives and establishment face off". Axios Philadelphia. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  23. 1 2 "State Rep". Philadelphia Election Results. Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners. November 27, 2022. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  24. ↑ "Nurse practitioner turned lawmaker is setting a new standard for his community - CBS Philadelphia". CBS News. May 30, 2023.
  25. ↑ "State Rep". Philadelphia Election Results. Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners. May 31, 2022. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  26. ↑ "Pa. Nurses celebrate passage of Patient Safety Act in state House". June 28, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Penn Medicine CEO supports staffing minimums for nurses, breaking with his peers". July 11, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Khan and Innamorato Increase Affordable Housing in Our Communities". YouTube.
  29. ↑ "Khan Working for ADA Accessible Playgrounds". July 7, 2023.
  30. ↑ "Khan Celebrates Alzheimer's Legislation". June 22, 2023.
  31. ↑ "Pa. Lawmakers propose medical debt relief bill". January 23, 2023.
  32. ↑ Caucus, Pennsylvania House Democratic (September 7, 2023). "State Rep. Tarik Khan, others introduce bipartisan resolution marking September 2023 as 'National Recovery Month'". www.pahouse.com. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  33. ↑ Group, MediaNews (October 23, 2023). "State Rep. Tarik Khan: 'To Bullies Everywhere: Here, we SLAPP Back'". The Times Herald. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  34. ↑ Khan Highlights Nonprofit Security Bill, retrieved November 2, 2023
  35. ↑ Khan: Eid-Al-Fitr as state Holiday in PA Passes the House, retrieved November 29, 2023
  36. ↑ Caucus, Pennsylvania House Democratic (November 21, 2023). "Khan Diabetes Awareness Month Resolution adopted by House". www.pahouse.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  37. ↑ "Philadelphia Inquirer's 2019 Influencers of Healthcare". www.nursing.upenn.edu. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  38. 1 2 "State Award for Excellence". American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  39. ↑ "City of Philadelphia - File #: 210370". phila.legistar.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  40. ↑ admin (August 4, 2021). "NACDD names Michigan, Alaska, and Pennsylvania disability advocates as 2021 national advocacy awardees". NACDD. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  41. ↑ "City Recognized Local Volunteer Heroes and National Service Leaders | Mayor's Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service". City of Philadelphia. June 26, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  42. ↑ Khan, Rep Tarik (January 6, 2023). "Khan recognized as Pandemic Warrior by Family Practice and Counseling Network". www.pahouse.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  43. ↑ "The Power of Diversity: AAPI 100". May 15, 2023.
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