Shirley Kitchen

Shirley M. Kitchen
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)[1] – November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)
Preceded byRoxanne Jones
Succeeded bySharif Street
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 181st district
In office
November 17, 1987 (1987-11-17) – November 30, 1988 (1988-11-30)
Preceded byAlphonso Deal
Succeeded byW. Curtis Thomas
Personal details
Born (1946-09-18) September 18, 1946 (age 77)
Augusta, Georgia
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDivorced
ResidencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Alma materTemple University, Antioch University

Shirley M. Kitchen (born September 18, 1946) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 181st district from 1987 through 1988 and the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 3rd District from 1996 to 2016. She is the second African-American woman to serve in the Pennsylvania Senate.[2]

  1. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1995-1996" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
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