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LeAnna Washington

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Pennsylvania State Senate District 4

Years in office: 2005 - 2014

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Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Years in office: 1993 - 2005

Education

Graduate

Lincoln University, 1989

Personal

Religion

Christian: Baptist

LeAnna M. Washington is a formerDemocratic member of thePennsylvania State Senate, representingDistrict 4 from 2005 to October 31, 2014. She resigned after she plead guilty to felony conflict of interest as part of a plea agreement.^[1]

Washington served in thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005.

Washington was defeated in the May 20, 2014, Democratic primary byArt Haywood.

Biography

Washington earned a master's degree in Human Services from Lincoln University in 1989. Her professional experience includes working as a Manager for the Philadelphia Parking Authority Employee Assistance Program and a District Office Manager for former State Senator Joseph Rocks.^[2]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Washington served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Washington served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Washington served on these committees:

Elections

2014

See also:Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for thePennsylvania State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in that election was March 11, 2014.Art Haywood defeated incumbentLeAnna Washington andBrian Gralnick in the Democratic primary, whileRobin Gilchrist was unopposed in the Republican primary.Ines Reyes ran as an independent candidate. Haywood defeated Gilchrist and Reyes in the general election.^[3][4][5]

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Art Haywood	81.4%	78,001
	Republican	Robin Gilchrist	17.2%	16,498
	Independent	Ines Reyes	1.4%	1,355
Total Votes				95,854

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Art Haywood	39.8%	16,113
LeAnna WashingtonIncumbent	33.8%	13,708
Brian Gralnick	26.4%	10,711
Total Votes		40,532

2010

See also:Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2010

Washington won re-election to District 4. She defeated W. Lamont Thomas in the May 18 Democratic primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.^[6]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 4
Candidates		Votes
LeAnna Washington (D)		84,167

2006

See also:Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Washington was elected to Pennsylvania State Senate District 4.^[7] Washington raised $134,527 for this campaign.^[8]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 4
Candidates		Votes
WASHINGTON, LEANNA M. (D)		77,396
HOLT, RON (R)		14,523

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Scorecards

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2014

In 2014, thePennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 7 through November 12.

• Pennsylvania Environmental scorecard: 2013-14 scorecard

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

• Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club: 2014 Legislative Scorecard

Legislators are scored on their votes on LGBT issues.

• Pennsylvania National Federation of Independent Business: 2013-2014 Voting Record

Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.

• The American Conservative Union: 2014 Legislative scorecard

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2013

2012

2011

Noteworthy events

Misuse of office

On March 12, 2014, Washington was charged with theft of services as well as a conflict of interest violation under the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act. The state Attorney General's Office alleged that Washington used her legislative staff to raise money for her campaigns. Prosecutors said that from 2005 to 2013 Washington made her office staff spend weeks organizing and collecting money for her birthday gala that is hosted annually in July. The yearlong investigation also determined that Washington spent somewhere around $30,000-$100,000 on her birthday gala through the years. According to the Attorney General's Office, any legislative staff that questioned the allocation of the staff's resources were fired or had their salaries cut. She faced up to 12 years in prison and a maximum fine of $25,000.^[9]

On May 2, 2014, Washington submitted a written waiver to forgo a formal county arraignment on the charges against her. She pleaded not guilty to the corruption charges.^[10]

On October 20, 2014, Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O’Neill ordered Washington to decide by October 24, 2014, to either plead guilty to the charges or to stand trial on corruption charges.^[11]

On October 30, 2014, Washington pleaded guilty to felony conflict of interest and as part of her plea deal, the prosecution dropped a charge of felony theft. The drop in the felony theft charge will allow Washington to keep her pension. As part of her plea deal, Washington avoided jail time and spent three months of house arrest during her five years of probation. She must also pay $200,000 in restitution to the State Senate as part of the plea.^[1]

Personal

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LeAnna is divorced with three children and resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[2]

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See also

• Pennsylvania State Senate
• Senate Committees
• Pennsylvania General Assembly
• Joint Committees
• Pennsylvania state legislative districts

External links

Suggest a link

• Profile from Open States
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions viaFollow the Money:2012,2010,2008,2006,2004,2002,2000,1998

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