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Ed Neilson served as the director of government affairs and business development for Chartwell Law Offices in Philadelphia and formerly served as the deputy secretary of labor under the Rendell administration. He is a lifelong member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98.

Edward Neilson

Ed Neilson is a state representative in State Assembly District 174. He was first elected in 2015 and his serving his 5th term. He serves as the chair of the House Transportation Committee. He is a former at-large Democratic member of the Philadelphia City Council in the state of Pennsylvania. He was elected to the council to serve a partial term in a special election in May 2014. He resigned in June 2015. Before becoming a member of city council, Neilson was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 169 from 2012 to 2014.

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- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws, including introducing tax bills. 
- State representatives and their staff respond to constituent concerns and questions through emails, phone calls, and website announcements. 
- State representatives oversee the executive branch and can vote to overrule a veto by the Governor.  
- They are elected to two-year terms and have a salary of $106,000, with a 1-3% annual increase

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