Memberships

• Full time Democratic Legislator, first elected 1984
• Ranking woman Democratic legislator
• Majority Chair, State Government Committee 2001 - Present
• Member, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee 2003 – Present
• Member, Rules Committee 2007 - Present
• Co-founder and Member, Pro-Choice Legislative Caucus
• Co-Vice Chair, Philadelphia Delegation
• Member, Democratic Policy Committee
• Convener, Women of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
• Former Member, Advisory Board on Statewide Uniform Registry of Elections (SURE) 2001 - 2002
• Former Member, Joint Select Committee to Examine Election Issues 2001 - 2002
• Member, Common Sense Firearms Safety Caucus
• Member, Alternative Energy Caucus
• Member, Life Sciences and Biotechnology Caucus
• Member, Community College Caucus
• Member, Campaign Finance Reform Caucus
• Member, House Substance Abuse Caucus
• Member, Italian Caucus
• Member, Diabetes Caucus
• Member, Joint House and Senate Autism Caucus
• Member, Irish Legislative Caucus of Pennsylvania
• Member, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
• Former Member, House Appropriations Committee 1993 – 2002
• Served as Subcommittee Chair on Health & Welfare
• Former Member, House Judiciary Committee 1987 – 1994, 1997 – 2002
• Served as Secretary 1989 - 1990
• Former Member, House Health and Human Services Committee 1985 – 1992, 1995 - 2002
• Former Member, Children and Youth Committee 2001 – 2002
• Former Member, Intergovernmental Affairs, 1999 – 2000
• Former Member, House Urban Affairs Committee 1997 – 1998
• Former Member, Game and Fisheries Committee 1989 - 1990
• Former Member, House Insurance Committee 1985 – 1996
• Former Member, Professional Licensure Committee 1985 - 1986
• Former Member, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
• Former Liaison, Pennsylvania State House to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Conference
• Former Member, Pennsylvania Urban Caucus
• Former Member, Acid Rain Caucus
• Former Member, Epilepsy Caucus
• Former Member, Firefighters and Emergency Services Caucus
• Former Member, Arthritis and Osteoporosis Caucus
• Former Member, Health Issues Caucus
• Former Member, Bicycle Caucus

Education:

• Queens College (B.A.) 1962
• Rutgers-Camden School of Law (J.D.) 1976

Personal

• Born August 4, 1940
• Married to the late Herbert B. Newberg (1937 - 1992)
• Two children: Eliza Master and Lee Newberg
• Six grandchildren: Julian and Jade Master and Margaret, Eleanor and Amelia and David Newberg