Summer Lee

Congresswoman Summer Lee represents Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District in the 118th Congress (January 3, 2023-Present). She is the first Black woman ever elected to Congress from Western Pennsylvania. Before Congress, Lee worked as a labor organizer and served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, becoming the first Black woman from Western Pennsylvania ever elected to the legislature. In Congress, Lee serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the House Committee on Space Science and Technology. Lee is a Pennsylvania State University and Howard University School of Law graduate.