Movita Johnson-Harrell
Movita Johnson-Harrell | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 190th district | |
| In office March 25, 2019 – December 13, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Vanessa Lowery Brown |
| Succeeded by | G. Roni Green |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Movita Johnson-Harrell April 21, 1966 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Philadelphia |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Criminal status | on parole |
| Convictions | perjury, tampering with public records, theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception and contributions of corporations |
Movita Johnson-Harrell (born April 21, 1966) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 190th district from March to December 2019. She was the first female Muslim member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
She resigned after pleading guilty to various criminal acts related to a charity she worked for. She was sentenced to 3 months in jail followed by 8.5 months on house arrest, 11 months on parole, and 2 years probation.