Thaddeus Kirkland is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

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In 2002, he was named to the PoliticsPA

PoliticsPA

- Content :The website focuses on news aggregation, linking to major political news making headlines across the state. The editors write occasional features, like the weekly "Up & Down" scorecard and one-off lists like "Harrisburg's Smartest Staffer" and "Best Dressed Lobbyist" lists...

 list of Best Dressed Legislators.

Chester-Upland School District Controversies

In June, 2011, Kirkland announced that if $20 million worth of cuts were not restored to the Chester-Upland school district, he planned to file a federal lawsuit against Pennsylvania to close the three public high schools in Chester, PA. However, the school board was not on board with Kirkland's plan, calling a press conference where they stated that they were "fully capabale of speaking for" themselves and "totally disagree" with what Kirkland wanted to do.

External links

• Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Thaddeus Kirkland (Democrat) official PA House website
• Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus - Thaddeus Kirkland official Party website