Lisa Boscola

Lisa M. Boscola (born April 6, 1962) is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 18th Senate District which includes portions of Lehigh and Northampton.

Lisa Boscola
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 18th district
Assumed office
January 5, 1999
Preceded byJoseph Uliana
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 135th district
In office
January 3, 1995[1] – November 30, 1998
Preceded byJoseph Uliana
Succeeded bySteve Samuelson
Personal details
Born (1962-04-06) April 6, 1962
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Ed Boscola
ResidenceBethlehem Township, Pennsylvania
Alma materVillanova University
Signature
Websitehttp://www.senatorboscola.com/

Boscola was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Richard and Anna Stofko.[2] She is a graduate of Bethlehem's Freedom High School and Villanova University, from which she holds both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in political science.

After college, she worked briefly as a court clerk before entering politics. From 1987 to 1993, Boscola was a Northampton County deputy court administrator. She first won a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1994 and served two terms. In 1998, she won a seat in the state senate and was re-elected in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.

In 2020, the Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill sponsored by Boscola that would mandate the reporting of infants born with opioid addiction. According to Health Crisis Alert, "The bill would require a report to the state Department of Health that would be used to determine whether the opioid crisis is worsening, where resources are needed and what kind of resources are needed."[3]

Committee assignments
  • Banking & Insurance Committee
  • Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee
    • Minority Chair
  • Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee
  • Game & Fisheries Committee
  • Rules & Executive Nominations Committee

References
  1. "SESSION OF 1995 - 179TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1995-01-03.
  2. "Senator Lisa M. Boscola". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. Druga, Melina (2020-05-04). "Pennsylvania bill would require reporting of infants born with opioid addiction". Health Crisis Alert. Retrieved 2020-05-06.

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