Emily Kinkead
Emily Kinkead was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . She graduated from Red River High School. Kinkead earned a bachelor’s degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2013. Her career experience includes working as an attorney. She has been affiliated with ALCOSAN and Pennsylvania Prison Society.
· Official legislative page
Campaign site
Why I'm Running: “I have been proud to serve the 20th District as your voice in Harrisburg and I am asking for your support to continue to be a champion for the people who call our community home.”
(Campaign website) “The state’s current minimum wage of $7.15 has not been raised since 2007 and is now between 18 and 83 percent lower than our neighboring states. No wage that puts a full-time worker under the poverty level should be acceptable under any circumstances.”
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