Chrissy Houlahan is running for Congress in Pennyslvania's 6th Congressional District. She's an engineer, military vet, teacher, business executive, and a mother of two. In 2018 she became the first woman ever to be elected to Congress in the 6th District.
More About Chrissy:
A third-generation military veteran — my dad is a Holocaust survivor who went on to serve as a career naval officer
Earned my engineering degree from Stanford with an ROTC scholarship and received my M.S. in Technology and Policy from MIT
Captain in the USAFR; 3 years Active and 13 years Inactive Reserve
Served as COO of AND1 Basketball, helping transform the company from a startup to a major apparel and footwear brand
Founding COO of B-Lab – a nonprofit that promotes B Corporations and good business practices
Worked as a chemistry teacher in North Philadelphia and was a Teach for America Corps member
Served as President and COO/CFO for Springboard Collaborative, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit focused on improving early childhood literacy in underserved communities country-wide
Mother of Molly and Carly, 28 and 26, living with my husband, Bart, in Devon
First woman ever to be elected to Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District and the first Democrat in 160 years
In Congress, serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the House Small Business Committee, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee
