Rep. McIlvaine Smith meets with West Chester University students at the state Capitol as they participate in the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol Poster Conference. The students’ project, “Where’s Your Movie, LGB?” compared the different media representations of victims of child abduction based on race, class and gender of the victims. Pictured with Rep. McIlvaine Smith are, from left: Kristina George, Megan McCarthy and Ashley Sims-Green.

Rep. Barb McIlvaine Smith helps to spread breast cancer awareness in the state Capitol by giving each House member a pink breast cancer awareness bracelet. Pictured with her are other members representing Chester County and the House speaker: from right, front row, Rep. Chris Ross, Rep. McIlvaine Smith, House Speaker Dennis O’Brien, Rep. Carole Rubley and Rep. Stephen Barrar. Back row, Rep. Duane Milne and Rep. Art Hershey.

Rep. Barb McIlvaine Smith, D-Chester, donates a portion of her cost-of-living adjustment to the West Chester Public Library. Because she could not refuse the COLA, Rep. McIlvaine Smith divided the increase equally among five local charitable organizations. Pictured with Rep. McIlvaine Smith is Howard Sundwall, president of the WCPL Board of Trustees.