Where was Brendan Boyle educated from 1994 to 1995?
Brendan Boyle Brendan Francis Boyle ( born February 6 , 1977 ) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives , representing a district in the Philadelphia area since 2015 . He represented the 13th district from 2015 to 2019 , serving much of northeastern Philadelphia and most of suburban Montgomery County . Since 2019 , he has represented the 2nd district , which includes most of the northeastern fourth of Philadelphia . He was previously a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives , representing the 170th district from 2009 to 2015.<ref Early life and education . Boyle is the elder of two sons . His father , Francis ( Frank ) , is an Irish immigrant who came to the United States in 1970 from Glencolmcille , a district in the south-west of County Donegal in Ulster , Ireland , and works as a janitor for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ( SEPTA ) . His late mother , Eileen , was the child of Irish immigrants from County Sligo ; she worked as a Philadelphia School District crossing guard for over 20 years . Boyle was born and raised in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . He attended Cardinal Dougherty High School before receiving an academic scholarship to the University of Notre Dame , where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1999 , completing the Hesburgh Program in Public Service . After working for several years as a consultant with the United States Department of Defense , including Naval Sea Systems Command , he attended graduate school at Harvard Universitys John F . Kennedy School of Government , where he earned a Master of Public Policy . Pennsylvania House of Representatives . Elections . Boyle ran unsuccessfully for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2004 and 2006 , losing both times to longtime Republican incumbent George T . Kenney . On November 4 , 2008 , Boyle defeated Republican Matthew Taubenberger , son of 2007 mayoral candidate Al Taubenberger , by a margin of 15,442 ( 59.2% ) to 10,632 ( 40.8% ) to win the election to succeed Kenney , becoming the first Democrat ever elected to represent the 170th district . On November 2 , 2010 , Boyle won re-election , defeating Republican Marc Collazzo by a margin of 64% to 36% . In the 2012 election cycle , Boyle ran unopposed and was selected as Chairman of the Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee , the campaign arm of the Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus . Boyle ran unopposed in the 2014 election cycle and resigned his seat on January 2 , 2015 prior to being sworn in as a member of the United States House of Representatives . He was succeeded by Martina White . Tenure . As a state lawmaker , Boyles focus was on greater educational access , healthcare and greater economic equality . As the first member of his family to attend college , he prioritized greater access to higher education . During his first term in office , he introduced the REACH Scholarship program , which would offer tuition-free public college for qualifying Pennsylvania students . He fought cuts to public K-12 and higher education funding , and supported greater investment in infrastructure , voting in 2013 for legislation ( passed into law as Act 89 ) that provided the first comprehensive transportation funding overhaul in Pennsylvania in nearly 20 years , providing several billion dollars in new funds for roads , bridges and mass transit . He also founded the Eastern Montgomery County-Northeast Philadelphia Legislative Alliance , a group of local and state lawmakers who work across Northeast Philadelphia and Montgomery County on issues affecting both regions . Boyle was a founding member of the LGBT Equality Caucus during his first term in office , voting in favor of legislation in 2009 prohibiting discrimination of LGBT Pennsylvanians in work , housing and other areas the only time it passed out of committee . In 2014 , he introduced legislation to amend Pennsylvanias hate crimes statutes to include crimes perpetrated based on sexual orientation . Boyle also introduced legislation in 2011 to make genocide education a required part of Pennsylvania public school curricula , legislation that was eventually passed into law in 2014 . In 2013 , he introduced legislation to expand access to school counseling services , which resulted in him being selected as recipient of the 2013 Pennsylvania School Counselor Associations Legislator of the Year award . In 2014 , he introduced the SAFER PA Act , which required timely testing of DNA evidence kits and that backlogged and untested evidence be reported to the state . It would also require that authorities notify victims or surviving family when DNA testing is completed . The SAFER PA Act was reintroduced and signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf in 2015 . Committee assignments . - Appropriations - Insurance - Labor Relations - Liquor Control - Policy U.S . House of Representatives . Elections . - 2014 In April 2013 , Boyle announced his candidacy for Pennsylvanias 13th congressional district , which stretched from Montgomery County to northeast Philadelphia . The incumbent five-term Democrat , Allyson Schwartz , gave up the seat to run for Governor . Boyle had the support of nearly 30 labor unions across the Philadelphia region . Boyle ran against former Congresswoman Marjories Margolies , then state Senator Daylin Leach and current Montgomery County Commissioner Valerie Arkoosh for the Democratic nomination . Despite Margolies entering the race with a 28 point lead over Boyle in early polling , in the 2014 Democratic primary , Boyle defeated Margolies with 41% of the vote , with Margolies receiving 27% . He went on to win the seat in the general election on November 4 , 2014 , defeating Republican Carson Dee Adcock with 67% of the vote . - 2016 No Republican or other party candidate filed to run against Boyle in 2016 , so he was re-elected unopposed . - 2018 The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania imposed a new map for Pennsylvanias congressional districts in February 2018 . Boyle then announced that he would run for re-election in the new 2nd district . This district had previously been the 1st district , represented by retiring fellow Democrat Bob Brady . However , the new 2nd absorbed all of the Philadelphia portion of the old 13th , including Boyles home . PoliticsPA rated Boyles district as not vulnerable ( a safe seat ) . - 2020 In the 2020 general election , Boyle won a fourth term over Republican challenger David Torres . Tenure . As a member of Congress , Boyle has prioritized legislative measures to address national income inequality , while expanding access to healthcare and education . He has supported legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $12.00 an hour , as well as measures to revise the way Social Security benefits are calculated to protect seniors from seeing their benefits reduced over time . Boyle has been outspoken about the need to protect American jobs . After Mondelez International announced that it would close a Philadelphia factory , Boyle announced his support for the Oreo Boycott by appearing with a poster featuring an Oreo cookie red circle and line through it , accompanied by the message , Say no to Oreo , After highlighting the American layoffs , Boyle noted that CEO Rosenfeld received a pay increase . Along with Congressman Marc Veasey of Texas , Boyle is co-founder and chair of the Blue Collar Caucus , which aims to promote discussion and develop legislation to help addressing wage stagnation , job insecurity , trade , offshoring , and dwindling career opportunities for those in the manufacturing and building trades . Boyle filed the Standardizing Testing and Accountability Before Large Elections Giving Electors Necessary Information for Unobstructed Selection Act , or shortened to the acronym Stable Genius Act , in 2018 . The measure would imply nominees of each political party to file a report with the Federal Election Commission certifying that he or she underwent a medical exam by the Secretary of the Navy - containing the exams results . Boyle is also the sponsor of H.R . 6094 : To prohibit lifting of United States sanctions imposed with respect to North Korea . On education , he joined other Members of Congress to urge House leaders to get federal money to Philadelphias ailing schools . Boyle was one of the first members of Congress to endorse former Vice President Joe Bidens presidential campaign , doing so the day Biden declared his candidacy in 2019 . Boyle was selected as one of seventeen speakers to jointly deliver the keynote address at the 2020 Democratic National Convention . Ratings . Boyle has received the following ratings from advocacy organizations : - Human Rights Campaign : 100% - League of Conservation Voters : 100% - Planned Parenthood Action Fund : 100% - American Civil Liberties Union : 88% - The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws : B - United States Chamber of Commerce : 58% - FreedomWorks : 5% Committee assignments . - Committee on Ways and Means Caucus memberships . - Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus - Climate Solutions Caucus - Congressional Progressive Caucus - New Democrat Coalition - Medicare for All Caucus - Blue Collar Caucus ( Chair ) Personal life . Brendan is married to Jennifer , a Montgomery County public school teacher ; the couple have one child named Abigail and reside in the Somerton neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia . His brother Kevin serves as a representative of Pennsylvanias 172nd House district , having been elected in 2010 by defeating former Speaker of the House John M . Perzel . Brendan and Kevin were the first brothers to serve simultaneously in the Pennsylvania House . Boyle also serves as a part-time faculty member at Drexel Universitys Center for Public Policy , teaching courses in policy and campaign management . Awards and honors . In August 2008 , Boyle was named one of top 10 rising stars in politics by the Philadelphia Daily News . In 2011 , the Aspen Institute chose Boyle as one of its Rodel Fellows , a program that seeks to enhance our democracy by identifying and bringing together the nations most promising young political leaders . In 2013 , Boyle was selected as the Pennsylvania School Counselor Associations Legislator of the Year award for his introduction of legislation to expand school counselor access in Pennsylvania . External links . - Congressman Brendan Boyle official U.S . House website - Brendan Boyle for Congress