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Susan Wild

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Susan Wild
Ranking Member of the House Ethics Committee
In office
January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025
Preceded byMichael Guest
Succeeded byMark DeSaulnier
Chair of the House Ethics Committee
In office
September 30, 2022 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byTed Deutch
Succeeded byMichael Guest
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
In office
November 27, 2018 – January 3, 2025
Preceded byCharlie Dent
Succeeded byRyan Mackenzie
Constituency15th district (2018–2019)
7th district (2019–2025)
Personal details
Born
Susan Ellis

(1957-06-07) June 7, 1957 (age 68)
Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany (now Germany)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Russell Wild
(m. 1981; div. 2002)
Domestic partnerKerry Acker (2003–2019)
Children2
EducationAmerican University (BA)
George Washington University (JD)
WebsiteHouse website

Susan Wild (née Ellis; born June 7, 1957) is an American lawyer and former politician. She is a Democrat. She represented Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 2018 to January 2025. She lost her re-election to Republican Ryan Mackenzie in 2024. She as the first woman to represent the Lehigh Valley in Congress.[1] In 1976, Wild volunteered to work for Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign.

References

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  1. "Susan Wild wins PA-7; Lehigh Valley sending region's first woman to Congress". The Morning Call. November 7, 2018. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

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