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.

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 (age 65)
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materMurrell Dobbins Vocational High School

Early life and education

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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

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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

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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

References

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "State Rep". Philadelphia Election Results. Philadelphia City Commissioners. May 7, 2024. Archived from the original on May 18, 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.