Biography

04/15/1952 -


BUTKOVITZ, Alan L., a Representative from Philadelphia County; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 15, 1952; graduated, Overbrook High School, 1969; B.A., Temple University, 1973; J.D., Temple University School of Law, 1976; attorney; counsel, 54th Ward Democratic Executive Committee; leader, 54th Ward Democratic Executive Committee; unsuccessful campaign to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1976, 1982); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1990; reelected to 7 more consecutive terms; resigned from the House, December 31, 2005; elected, controller, Philadelphia (2006-2018); elected, delegate, Democratic National Convention (2008); unsuccessful campaign, mayor, Philadelphia (2019).
 


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