Sharif Street

Sharif Street (born (1974-03-29)March 29, 1974) is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 3rd district since 2017.[2] He was elected Vice-Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, and has served in that position since 2018.[3] Before his election to the State Senate in 2016, Street worked as an attorney and political adviser in Philadelphia.[4] He is the son of former Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street and the nephew of former State Senator Milton Street.[5] He currently serves as a member of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing and the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee.[6] [7]

Sharif Street
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byShirley Kitchen
ConstituencyNorth Central Philadelphia, Nicetown, Roxborough, Germantown (Parts), Logan, Olney, Fern Rock, Crescentville, East Oak Lane, East Wyoming, East Hunting Park and Melrose Park Garden[1]
Vice-Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party
Assumed office
June 16, 2018 (2018-06-16)
Personal details
Born (1974-03-29) March 29, 1974
Philadelphia
Political partyDemocratic
ResidencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Alma materMorehouse College (B.A.)
University of Pennsylvania (J.D.)
ProfessionAttorney

Personal life

Street attended Morehouse College where he earned a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. He received his JD at University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1999.[8] While at University of Pennsylvania School of Law, he served as the President of the Penn Law Democrats. He is a member of The Barristers' Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, National Bar Association, and American Bar Association.[9]

Career

Street's public career began while he was a student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, leading a Town Watch group in Philadelphia. He has continued to serve the community in numerous positions, starting Philadelphia Green Communities and Urban Solution, serving as managing director of the Housing Association of Delaware Valley, serving on the board of the North Central Philadelphia Empowerment Zone's Housing Trust Fund, the North Central Empowerment Zone's Community Advisory Committees for Housing, Crime and Public Safety, and Economic Development, and current member of Philadelphia's African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs Commission. He also served as Chief Legislative Advisor to the Democratic Chair of the Housing and Urban Development Committee.[10]

Committee Assignments

Street sits on the following committees in the Senate[11]:

  • Agriculture and Rural Affairs
  • Appropriations
  • Banking and Insurance - Minority Chair
  • Health and Human Services
  • Urban Affairs and Housing

References
  1. "State Senate Districts". Committee of Seventy.
  2. Scott, Emily. "Sharif Street celebrates state senatorship on Main Campus". The Temple News. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. "Sharif Street elected Vice-Chair of Pennsylvania Democratic Party".
  4. "Pennsylvania 3rd District State Senate Results: Sharif Street Wins". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  5. Colaneri, Katie (15 January 2016). "Sharif Street launches Pa. Senate bid". WHYY Newsworks. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. "Members of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing".
  7. "Members of the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee".
  8. "Sharif Street legislative biography". Senate of Pennsylvania.
  9. "Sharif Street legislative biography". Senate of Pennsylvania.
  10. "Sharif Street legislative biography". Senate of Pennsylvania.
  11. "Sharif Street legislative biography". Senate of Pennsylvania.
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