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Lisa Boscola

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Won the General, 2022 Pennsylvania State Senate District 18

Minority Policy Chair, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate (2011 - Present)

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 18 (? - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Lisa M. Boscola (b. April 6, 1962) is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 18. She was first elected to the chamber in 1998.

Boscola served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1994 to 1998. Before becoming a legislator, Boscola was the Deputy Court Administrator for Northhampton County from 1987 to 1993.

Boscola earned her bachelor's degree in political science from Villanova in 1984 and her master's degree in political science from Villanova in 1985.

Education

  • MA, Political Science, Villanova University, 1985
  • BA, Political Science, Villanova University, 1984

Professional Experience

  • MA, Political Science, Villanova University, 1985
  • BA, Political Science, Villanova University, 1984
  • Deputy Court Administrator, Northampton County Court, 1987-1993

Political Experience

  • MA, Political Science, Villanova University, 1985
  • BA, Political Science, Villanova University, 1984
  • Deputy Court Administrator, Northampton County Court, 1987-1993
  • Minority Policy Chair, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, 2011-present
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, 1999-present
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, District 18, 2018
  • Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1994-1998

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Banking & Insurance

Member, Community, Economic and Recreational Development

Chair, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Member, Game and Fisheries

Member, Rules and Executive Nominations

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MA, Political Science, Villanova University, 1985
  • BA, Political Science, Villanova University, 1984
  • Deputy Court Administrator, Northampton County Court, 1987-1993
  • Minority Policy Chair, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, 2011-present
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, 1999-present
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, District 18, 2018
  • Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1994-1998
  • Member, American Association of University Women
  • Member, American Business Women Association
  • Vice President, Bethlehem Area Business Women's Association
  • Member, Bethlehem Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Projects Chair, Bethlehem Jaycees
  • Member, Business and Professional Women Association
  • Member, Hellertown Chamber of Commerce
  • Board Member, League of Women Voters
  • Former President, League of Women Voters
  • Board Member, Lehigh Valley International Airport Authority
  • Member, Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women
Policy Positions

Pennsylvania State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test

Abortion and Reproductive

1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-choice

2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- Yes

3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes

4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes

5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

7. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- Yes

8. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- No

9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Budget, Spending, and Tax

State Spending

Indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Education (higher)
- Greatly Increase

2. Education (K-12)
- Greatly Increase

3. Environment
- Slightly Increase

4. Health care
- Greatly Increase

5. Law enforcement
- Greatly Increase

6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Slightly Increase

7. Welfare
- Greatly Decrease

8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

State Taxes

Indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status

2. Cigarette taxes
- Maintain Status

3. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Decrease

4. Gasoline taxes
- Maintain Status

5. Property taxes
- Eliminate

6. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status

7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Slightly Decrease

8. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Slightly Decrease

9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Maintain Status

10. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

Budget Stabilization

Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Pennsylvania's budget.

1. Tapping into Pennsylvania's "rainy day" fund
- Yes

2. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- No

3. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No

4. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- No

5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No

6. Privatizing certain government services
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Campaign Finance and Government Reform

Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?

1. Individual
- Yes

2. Political Action Committee
- Yes

3. Corporate
- Yes

4. Political Party
- Yes

5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Crime and Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes

2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes

3. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- No

4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes

5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No

6. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economic

1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes

3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- Yes

4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- Yes

7. Do you support the taxation of cigars and smokeless tobacco?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support national education standards?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- No

3. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes

5. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes

6. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Pennsylvania high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No Answer

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Environment and Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes

2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for improvements to Pennsylvania's energy infrastructure?
- Yes

5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes

6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Gun

1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No

2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No

3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- Yes

4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- c) with permit

Health

1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No

2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes

3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes

4. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- No

5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- No

6. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Pennsylvania?
- No

7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Social

1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes

2. Should Pennsylvania allow same-sex couples to form civil unions?
- No Answer

3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- No

5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- No

6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Pennsylvania's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes

7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Pennsylvania's anti-discrimination laws?
- No Answer

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Legislative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- No Answer

State Bills