Police Pick Patti Rodgers Morrisette

Police Pick Patti Rodgers Morrisette
Patti Rodgers Morrisette is the police pick.

Police Pick Patti Rodgers Morrisette — Patti Rodgers Morrisette has earned the support of District Attorney Jack Whelan and the Delaware County Fraternal Order of Police in her campaign for State Representative in Pennsylvania’s 161st Legislative District.

“I have known Patti for many years and know how active she is in our local community,” said Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan. “I know she will stand up for local residents on public safety issues and will be a strong ally in the battle against the heroin and opioid epidemic that is plaguing local communities. Patti will champion issues important to Delaware County law enforcement in Harrisburg.”

Rodgers Morrisette’s opponent, Democrat incumbent Rep. Leanne Krueger-Braneky, was the only member of the Delaware County delegation – and one of just 20 members in the legislature – to oppose HB 222, legislation that would block individuals with drug felony distribution convictions from receiving public assistance. During the budget impasse last year, she also voted against legislation that sought to restore funding for vital human services and rape victims that were line-item vetoed by the Governor.

Whelan noted that these and other votes by Rep. Krueger-Braneky, who won by a narrow 500 vote margin with two Republican candidates on the ballot in last year’s special election, show that she is out of touch with the residents of the district. “Patti will put public safety ahead of partisan politics and provide real leadership in the legislature,” said Whelan.

“Patti Rodgers Morrisette has demonstrated a strong allegiance to, and support for, the law enforcement community, police officers and their families in both her personal life and career,” said Joe Fitzgerald, President of the Delaware County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 27.

“I have the utmost respect for our law enforcement officers and the work they do every day to keep our families and community safe,” said Mrs. Rodgers Morrisette. “Their jobs have become even more difficult with the targeted attacks on police officers this year in Dallas, Baton Rouge, and even in Philadelphia earlier this month. I stand with our men and women in blue and am proud to have their support.”

Mrs. Rodgers Morrisette noted she has a good relationship with District Attorney Jack Whelan and will work closely with him on legislative issues in Harrisburg. “I look forward to working with District Attorney Whelan to enact laws that will enhance public safety, improve efforts to get criminals off the streets, and help address the opioid epidemic,” said Mrs. Rodgers Morrisette.

Mrs. Rodgers Morrisette is a business professional and lifelong resident of Delaware County. Her professional experience includes working as a top producing Realtor for the past 14 years, as an executive assistant at Raytheon, and work in the investment field for Delaware Management and Lincoln Investment Planning. She has a long record of involvement in her local community as a Eucharistic Minister at St. John Chrysostom Church, a youth softball coach, and helping raise funds for her local school, as well as for children who are chronically or terminally ill. She  serves as member of both the Delaware County Women’s Commission and the advisory board for the County Office of Services for the Aging (COSA).

She grew up in Ridley and attended Ridley High School. She and her husband Butch, an information technology manager, have lived in the Swarthmorewood section of Ridley Township for the past 20 years and have two children, Jacqueline and Peter.

Police Pick Patti Rodgers Morrisette