Decision Time In The 165th
By Bob Small
Pennsylvania House District 165 is Springfield; Upper Providence; the 5th, 6th, 7th wards and the 2nd Division of the 4th Ward of Marple; and the boroughs of Media, Morton and Swarthmore.
Incumbent representative is Democrat Jennifer O’Mara of Springfield. She has Master’s Degrees in English and History from the University of Pennsylvania and degrees from West Chester University.
Before joining the State Legislature, she worked for seven years at the University of Pennsylvania as the assistant director of University Stewardship. She is on numerous House Caucus group and co-chairs the Taiwan Caucus.
She is married to Bradford and they have a rescue dog Ladybug.
Liz Piazza is CEO of Piazza Property Pros, Inc. She has been a committeeperson for Media and Upper Providence.
“I want to be a representative like our region had before, such as Reps. Bill Adolph, Chris Quinn and Alex Charlton, and bring back bipartisan problem solving to help fix the gridlock in Harrisburg,”she says.
After graduating from high school, she worked in the insurance sector, while being a single mom raising three children in Upper Providence.
She earned a Widener University bachelor degree in paralegal studies. This led to her two decade career with the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas Family Law Division. She also has been an adjunct professor for seven years, at Delaware County Community College.
On the thorny issue of abortion, Ms. Piazza is a moderate.
” In 2022, there were over 34,000 abortions performed in Pennsylvania, practical compassionate people, whether pro-life or pro-choice should be able to agree we should be doing more to help women grappling with this decision,” she said. “We should be looking for ways to reduce the number of abortions through increased preventative care.”
Ms. O’Mara apparently believes abortion should be allowed for any reason at any time, and tax-funded as well.
Ms. Piazza says the best piece of Legislation passed in the last four years was Act 1 of 2023 which eliminated all costs associated with breast MRIs, ultrasounds, genetic testing and counseling for high-risk individuals insured in Pennsylvania.
Lastly, we should mention her dachshund puppy, Baxter.
Decision Time In The 165th
I have met O’Mara a few times and I do not believe she is a serious person. She drags her child around with her and is a total progressive.
I have been campaigning with Liz. She is serous, and will analyze issues and make good policy decisions. Give Liz a chance this cycle.