Meet Patty

Patty was born to first-generation immigrants from Korea, who moved to California in the 1960s. She graduated from Boston College in 1995, and moved to Harrisburg in 2000 to raise a family with her husband, John. She spent years covering news across Dauphin County at a local television station. Patty has gotten to know our neighbors through decades of living, worshiping, and helping with community projects in our neighborhoods.

A career in public service
Patty’s public service started in 2005 with a run for Harrisburg City Council. Her daughter was one year old, and she wanted to help make Harrisburg a better place to raise our kids. Since 2012, Patty has represented us in the State House, fighting to pass livable wages, fully funded schools, and access to affordable health care.

Patty is running for State Senate to finish what she started in the State House and continue the fight for working families until we all have a state government that works for us.

Patty’s values
Patty has been committed to transparency throughout her career. She was one of the first members of the entire legislature to post all of her office’s expenses online, and every year she returns the legislature’s annual pay raise to the state. She’s a leader in good government who we can trust to put politics aside and put our neighbors first.