Susan Wild

Susan Wild
Ranking Member of the House Ethics Committee
In office
January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025
Preceded byMichael Guest
Succeeded byMark DeSaulnier
Chair of the House Ethics Committee
In office
September 30, 2022 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byTed Deutch
Succeeded byMichael Guest
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
In office
November 27, 2018 – January 3, 2025
Preceded byCharlie Dent
Succeeded byRyan Mackenzie
Constituency15th district (2018–2019)
7th district (2019–2025)
Personal details
Born
Susan Ellis

(1957-06-07) June 7, 1957 (age 69)
Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany (now Germany)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Russell Wild
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(m. 1981; div. 2002)​
Domestic partnerKerry Acker (2003–2019)
Children2
EducationAmerican University (BA)
George Washington University (JD)
WebsiteHouse website

Susan Wild (née Ellis; born June 7, 1957) is an American lawyer and former politician. She is a Democrat. She represented Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 2018 to January 2025. She lost her re-election to Republican Ryan Mackenzie in 2024. She as the first woman to represent the Lehigh Valley in Congress. In 1976, Wild volunteered to work for Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign.

References

  1. ↑ "Susan Wild wins PA-7; Lehigh Valley sending region's first woman to Congress". The Morning Call. November 7, 2018. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

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