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
2024 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic primary election, District 190[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. Roni Green 4,786 66.99
Democratic James Love Jackson 2,323 32.52
Write-in 35 0.49
Total votes 7,144 100.00
2024 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 190[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. Roni Green 24,492 99.67
Write-in 80 0.33
Total votes 24,572 100.00

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
  10. ^ "State Rep". Philadelphia Election Results. Philadelphia City Commissioners. May 7, 2024. Archived from the original on May 18, 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  11. ^ "State Rep". Philadelphia Election Results. Philadelphia City Commissioners. November 22, 2024. Archived from the original on November 25, 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.


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