Patty Kim has been a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since being elected in 2012, but now she will run for Senate.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrat Patty Kim has been chosen to run for Pennsylvania Senate in the upcoming election.
She beat Alvin Taylor for the right to run to represent District 15 on the ballot in November.
Kim has been a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since being elected in 2012, where she represents District 103. She is credited with creating and serving as the first Chair of the Pa. Legislative Asian Pacific American Caucus.
The Democrat serves as chair to both the Aging & Older Adult Services Committee and Capitol Preservation Committee.
She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Boston College in 1995 and previously worked as a news anchor, reporter and Harrisburg City Councilwoman.
District 15 is currently represented by John DiSanto (R). It contains part …