Chris Rabb

Christopher M. Rabb (born February 21, 1970) is an American politician. A Democrat, he is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 200th District since 2017. In a heavily Democratic district where winning the primary is tantamount to winning the election, he defeated the incumbent, who had the support of the Democratic establishment, in 2016.[2]

Chris Rabb
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 200th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2017[1]
Preceded byTonyelle Cook-Artis
Personal details
Born (1970-02-21) February 21, 1970
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceEast Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alma materYale University (B.A.)
University of Pennsylvania (M.A.)
Websitehttps://www.chrisrabb.com/

Early life and education

Shortly after beginning his undergraduate education at Yale in 1988, Rabb was instrumental in the removal of an image of a shackled slave from the common room of Calhoun College (named after alumnus John C. Calhoun).[3] Rabb received his Bachelors from Yale in 1992.[3] Rabb got a Masters in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006.[4]

Committees
  • Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Democratic Vice Chair
  • Commerce, Subcommittee on Financial Services and Banking - Democratic Chair
  • Finance, Democratic Secretary
  • Judiciary

Personal life

Rabb has two sons.[5]

References
  1. "House Session Days". Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  2. Holly Otterbein (19 May 2016). "The Incredible Political Insurgency of Chris Rabb". Philadelphia Magazine.
  3. Carole Bass (19 March 2014). "What's in a name? Looking for answers at Calhoun College". Yale Alumni Magazine.
  4. "Vote Smart". Retrieved 9 Apr 2018.
  5. "Our Candidates / Pennsylvania / Chris Rabb". Retrieved 9 Apr 2018.


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