Carrie A. Lewis DelRosso is an American politician and businesswoman who served one term as a member of the

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, representing the 33rd district from 2021 to 2022. She was the Republican nominee for

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in the 2022 election, running on the party's general election ticket with

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Early life and education

DelRosso was born in

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. She graduated from West Scranton High School and studied at the

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Career before politics

From 1996 to 2006, DelRosso worked as an insurance specialist for the

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and currently runs a public relations company. She was hired by the Riverview School District as a public relations consultant in 2016, and left that position at the end of 2019, citing her other PR roles for the Penn Hills,

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, and

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school districts.

Political career

In 2017, DelRosso was elected to serve on the Oakmont Borough Council and was sworn in on January 2, 2018. In November 2020, she won the

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to represent Pennsylvania's 33rd House district, beating then-Pennsylvania House Minority Leader Frank Dermody 51% to 49%. Following the election she resigned from the Oakmont Borough Council; her resignation was made effective on December 31, 2020. Following redistricting of the state House maps, DelRosso would have been unable to run again in the 33rd district. On February 2, 2022, DelRosso announced she would be seeking the Republican nomination for

in the 2022 election. She ran televised advertisements statewide to gain recognition and later won the nomination with 25.66% of the vote. DelRosso appeared on the general election ballot alongside gubernatorial nominee Pennsylvania State Senator

. DelRosso was not Mastriano's endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor in primary election; Mastriano supported candidate Teddy Daniels who received 12% of the vote. Despite not being Mastriano's preferred candidate, DelRosso said she would work with Mastriano on initiatives such as election integrity,

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, and energy policy. She and Mastriano ran against the Democratic nominees for governor and lieutenant governor,

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and Pennsylvania State Representative Austin Davis, respectively, and lost on November 8. Following the election loss, DelRosso registered as a lobbyist for the law firm Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. In July 2023, Pittsburgh Mayor

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nominated DelRosso to a seat on the city's newly created infrastructure commission. However, Gainey pulled DelRosso's nomination after members of the

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expressed reservations over DelRosso's past policy positions, including a bill vetoed by Governor

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that would have prohibited transgender college athletes from competing in the sport of their

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Political positions

DelRosso has said she is "anti-establishment". She opposed mandates related to the

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. She has promoted mail-in and absentee ballots. DelRosso criticized the

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for its lawlessness and violence.

Electoral history

References

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