Marla Brown

Marla A. Gallo Brown[1] (born 1970) is an American politician who currently represents the 9th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2023. She is a member of the Republican Party.

Marla Brown
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 9th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byChris Sainato
Personal details
Born1970 (age 52–53)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGreg Brown
Children3
Residence(s)New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationGannon University (B.A.)
Geneva College (M.S.)
Alma materMohawk High School
Websitewww.repmarlabrown.com

Early life and education

Brown was born in 1970, the eldest of four siblings. She is of Italian ancestry and was raised in Edinburg, Pennsylvania.[2] Brown graduated from Mohawk High School in 1988.[2][3] She earned Bachelor of Arts degree from Gannon University in 1992 and a Master of Science from Geneva College in 2000.[3]

Political career

In 2022, Brown won a three-way Republican primary election to challenge incumbent Democratic Pennsylvania State Representative from the 9th District Chris Sainato.[4] She defeated Sainato in the general election.[5]

In 2023, Brown introduced a bill that would create open primary elections in Pennsylvania.[6]

Personal life

Brown lives in New Castle, Pennsylvania with her husband Greg Brown. She has three children.[3][7]

Electoral history
2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Republican primary election, District 9[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marla Gallo Brown 3,192 42.62
Republican Nick Kerin 2,896 38.66
Republican Darryl Audia 1,352 18.05
Write-in Chris Sainato 40 0.53
Write-in Scattered 10 0.13
Total votes 7,490 100.00
2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 9[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marla Gallo Brown 13,721 52.81
Democratic Chris Sainato (incumbent) 12,219 47.03
Write-in 44 0.17
Total votes 25,984 100.00

References
  1. "2022 General Election Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Official Returns LAWRENCE". electionreturns.pa.gov. Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. "About Marla Brown". Marla Brown for PA. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. "Representative Marla Brown". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. Previti, Emily (October 3, 2022). "Pennsylvania State House 9th District: A guide to the 2022 general election and candidates". 90.5 WESA. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. Murphy, Jan (November 9, 2022). "Pa. Democrats claim they took control of the state House; GOP says not so fast". PennLIVE Patriot-News. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. Stockburger, George (March 6, 2023). "Pennsylvania lawmaker introduces open primaries bill". abc27 WHTM. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. "About Marla". PA State Rep. Marla Brown. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. "Summary Results Report 2022 PRIMARY May 17, 2022 OFFICIAL RESULTS Lawrence" (PDF). Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. June 7, 2022. p. 36. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. "Summary Results Report 2022 General November 8,2022 OFFICIAL RESULTS Lawrence" (PDF). Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. December 1, 2022. p. 4. Retrieved 8 January 2023.


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