Isabella Fitzgerald

Isabella Fitzgerald
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 203rd district
In office
January 3, 2017 (2017-01-03) – January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
Preceded byDwight Evans
Succeeded byAnthony A. Bellmon
Personal details
Born(1949-12-09)December 9, 1949
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 6, 2024(2024-12-06) (aged 74)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
PartyDemocratic

Isabella Fitzgerald (December 9, 1949 – December 6, 2024) was an American politician who served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 203rd district from 2017 to 2023.[1][2]

Biography

Born on December 9, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fitzgerald graduated from Overbrook High School in 1967, and subsequently attended LaSalle University and Temple University. She earned her Associate of Arts degree in marketing management from the Community College of Philadelphia in 1984.[2]

Employed as a special assistant to U.S. Congressman Robert A. Brady from 1998 to 2002, she then worked as a legislative assistant to Pennsylvania State Representative Dwight Evans from 2002 to 2014.[2]

Appointed as leader of the 10th Ward Democratic Committee, she was subsequently elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and represented her constituents during the 2017, 2019 and 2021 terms.[3][4] In the 2022 election she was redistricted from the 203rd into the 200th district, forcing her to run against its incumbent representative Chris Rabb and was defeated in the primary.[2][5]

She died December 6, 2024.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Layla A. (January 6, 2017). "Six new Phila. reps sworn in at Pa. General Assembly". phillytrib.com. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Isabella Fitzgerald". Legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ Brennan, Chris (May 2, 2017). "In DA's race, Krasner not at a loss for words". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 5 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Walsh, Sean Collins (May 15, 2022). "Dems vs. Dems: It's quite a fight for the Pa. House". Philadelphia Daily News. p. A9 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Scolforo, Mark (May 18, 2022). "Pennsylvania lawmakers see terms ended by primary defeats". Associated Press. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ Jackson, James (December 11, 2024). "Isabella V. Fitzgerald, former Pennsylvania state representative, dies at 74". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
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