Sharif Street
Sharif Street | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office June 18, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nancy Patton Mills |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 3rd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Shirley Kitchen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1974 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | John F. Street (father) Milton Street (uncle) |
| Education | Morehouse College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (JD) |
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Sharif Street (born March 29, 1974) is an American politician and attorney. He is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 3rd district since 2017. In 2018, Street was elected Vice-Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party under Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills of Allegheny County, and was elected Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party on June 18, 2022, the first person of color to fill that role.
Street is a supporter of criminal justice reform, environmentally-friendly energy production, cannabis legalization, and equity education finance.