Sharif Street

Sharif Street
Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party
Assumed office
June 18, 2022 (2022-06-18)
Preceded byNancy Patton Mills
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byShirley Kitchen
Personal details
Born (1974-03-29) March 29, 1974 (age 50)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesJohn F. Street (father)
Milton Street (uncle)
EducationMorehouse College (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (JD)

Sharif Street (born March 29, 1974) is an American politician and attorney. He is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 3rd district since 2017.[1] In 2018, Street was elected Vice-Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party under Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills of Allegheny County, and was elected Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party on June 18, 2022, the first person of color to fill that role.[2]

Street is a supporter of criminal justice reform, environmentally-friendly energy production, cannabis legalization, and equity education finance.[3]

  1. ^ Scott, Emily (January 8, 2017). "Sharif Street celebrates state senatorship on Main Campus". The Temple News. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Leadership". Pennsylvania Democratic Party. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Baer, John (June 29, 2018). "Sharif Street is on a mission for criminal justice reform | John Baer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 16, 2021.