Jared G. Solomon (born November 18, 1978)[1] is the representative for the 202nd District of thePennsylvania House of Representatives. He is a member of theDemocratic Party. A former Army Reserve JAG officer, Solomon is chair of the PA House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.
Solomon was raised above his great-grandparents’ butcher shop in Northeast Philadelphia by his single mother who taught special education at a public school.[2] He attendedSwarthmore College andVillanova Law School. After graduating, he practiced antitrust and securities law[3] before serving in the Army Reserves as a JAG officer. From 2008 to 2016, Solomon founded and served as president of a local civic group in Northeast Philadelphia called Take Back Your Neighborhood.[4] He lives with his wife Tiffani and their daughter Charlotte in the same neighborhood where he grew up.[5]
Following a defeat in the 2014 Democratic Primary against incumbentMark B. Cohen, Solomon subsequently defeated Cohen in the 2016 Democratic Primary and then ran unopposed in the election for the 202nd District seat in thePennsylvania House of Representatives.[6]
Solomon has advocated for term limits, open primaries and recall elections.[7] He also joined the Philadelphia Platform which called for an improved workforce development program, more aid to small businesses and neighborhoods, criminal justice reform and better infrastructure.[8] He is currently chair of the PA House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.[9]
In September 2023, Solomon announced that he would run forPennsylvania Attorney General.[10] During the campaign, Solomon vowed to protect abortion rights, strengthen labor, address consumer protection, tackle predatory housing businesses, fight anti-semitism in the form of a statewide task force and take on public corruption.[11]
Solomon led the Democratic field for Attorney General in fundraising[12] and received a slew of endorsements fromVoteVets, the Pittsburgh Firefighters, Allentown Firefighters, Philadelphia Firefighters, SEPTA Transport Workers Union, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776, and 20 members of the state legislature.[13]
Solomon lost the 5-way April 23, 2024 Democratic primary for Attorney General to Eugene DePasquale,[14] coming in second place in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Franklin, Lebanon, Adams, Greene, York, and Fayette counties.
