How public health informs a career in state politics
Amanda Cappelletti is the only member of the Pennsylvania legislature with a degree in public health. She earned her master’s degree in health policy and management at the College of Public Health in 2017 while concurrently getting a law degree from Temple’s Beasley School of Law in the law and public policy program. In 2020, she was elected to her first term in Pennsylvania’s state senate as a Democrat in the 17th district, which includes much of Montgomery County and parts of Delaware County outside of Philadelphia. Cappelletti serves on committees including Health and...