Gregory Vitali (born June 4, 1956) is a Democratic member of the

Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

. He has represented the 166th district since 1993. He currently serves as the Democratic chair of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.

Early life and education

Greg Vitali was born on June 4, 1956, in

Havertown, Pennsylvania Havertown is a residential suburban unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles west of the Center City, Philadelphia, center of Philadelphia. Havertown's ...

. He attended

Saint Joseph's Preparatory School St. Joseph's Preparatory School, known as "St. Joe's Prep" or simply "The Prep", is an urban, private, Catholic, college preparatory school run by the Society of Jesus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The school was founded in 1851 ...

, graduating in 1974. In 1978, he graduated cum laude from

Villanova University Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Saint Thom ...

with a Bachelor of Science in economics. He received his law degree from

Villanova University School of Law The Charles Widger School of Law (known as Villanova Law) is the law school of Villanova University, a private Roman Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It was opened in 1953 and is approved by the American Bar Association (A ...

in 1981.

Career

Vitali practiced law in Delaware County for 12 years. In 1993, he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as the first Democratic legislator from the 166th district. He serves on the House Environmental Resource and Energy Committee and has made environmental protection a priority in his role in the state house. Additionally Vitali has taught classes on state and local government at Villanova and is an ex-officio member of the Bryn Mawr Film Institute's board of directors. In January 2018, Vitali announced his intention to seek the Democratic nod for the US Congress for the 7th district after

Pat Meehan Patrick Leo Meehan (born October 20, 1955) is a former American Republican Party politician and federal prosecutor from Pennsylvania who represented parts of Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Berks, and Lancaster counties in the United States Hou ...

declined to run for reelection. He lost to

Mary Gay Scanlon Mary Gay Scanlon (born August 30, 1959) is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has represented in the United States House of Representatives since 2019. The district is based in Delaware County, a mostly ...

, receiving 5,568 votes or 9.4 percent of the share.

References

External links

Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Greg Vitali (Democrat)
official PA House website
Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus - Greg Vitali
official Party website {{DEFAULTSORT:Vitali, Greg Living people Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Pennsylvania lawyers 1956 births Candidates in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly