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Madeleine Dean

Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District

Madeleine Dean is a lawyer, former writing professor and congresswoman focused on affordable healthcare, gun safety and equal opportunity.

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DistrictPA-04
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Madeleine stands.

Campaign position

Universal coverage and medicines

  • Supports universal affordable healthcare, protections for pre-existing conditions and lower prescription prices

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Reproductive rights and childcare

  • Supports reproductive choice, pay equity, universal preschool and affordable childcare for families

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Wages and household costs

  • Supports raising the minimum wage and bargaining rights
  • Opposes tariffs that increase consumer costs

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Background checks and guns

  • Supports universal gun-sale background checks and restrictions on weapons of war and undetectable plastic guns

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Clean energy and water

  • Supports renewable energy, stronger EPA resources and controls on PFAS manufacturing and disposal

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Citizenship and humane borders

  • Supports citizenship pathways, protections for Dreamers and ending family separation and inhumane asylum conditions

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2001–2011

    Experience

    La Salle English instructor

    Taught writing and ethics.

  2. 2011–2012

    Experience

    Abington Township commissioner

    Served local government.

  3. 2012–2018

    Experience

    Pennsylvania state representative

    Served six and a half years.

  4. 2015

    Experience

    Commission for Women member

    Advised Pennsylvania’s governor.

  5. 2019–present

    Experience

    U.S. representative

    Represents the Fourth District.

  6. 2023

    Experience

    Equal Rights Amendment Caucus vice chair

    Served among the caucus leadership.

  7. 2025

    Accomplishment

    TAKE IT DOWN law

    Helped get protections against explicit deepfakes signed into law.

  • Experience

    Local committee-person

    Elected at eighteen.

  • Experience

    Philadelphia attorney

    Practiced in a small firm.

  • Experience

    Trial Lawyers Association attorney

    Worked for the association.

  • Experience

    Trial Lawyers Association director

    Led the association.

  • Experience

    Glenside law practice founder

    Opened a three-woman practice.

  • Experience

    PA-SAFE Caucus co-chair

    Founded the gun-safety coalition.

  • Experience

    Philadelphia Inquirer contributor

  • Experience

    Daily News contributor

  • Experience

    Patriot-News contributor

  • Experience

    Glenside practice attorney

    Practiced in her firm.

  • Experience

    Fentanyl Prevention Caucus chair

    Leads prevention work.

  • Experience

    Addiction Recovery Caucus vice chair

    Advocates treatment and recovery.

  • Experience

    Bipartisan Women’s Caucus vice chair

    Advocates equal opportunity.

  • Experience

    PFAS Task Force founding member

    Helped establish the task force.

  • Experience

    PA-SAFE Caucus founder

    Established the gun-safety coalition.

  • Experience

    Global Water Security Caucus co-chair

    Helps lead the water-security caucus.

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