Lisa Boscola

Lisa M. Boscola (born April 6, 1962) is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 18th Senate District which includes portions of Lehigh and Northampton.

Lisa Boscola
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 18th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 1999
Preceded by	Joseph Uliana
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 135th district
In office January 3, 1995[1] – November 30, 1998
Preceded by	Joseph Uliana
Succeeded by	Steve Samuelson
Personal details
Born	(1962-04-06) April 6, 1962 (age 63) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	Forward Party
Spouse	Edward Boscola
Relatives	Darin Stofko
Residence	Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Villanova University
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Website	http://www.senatorboscola.com/

Boscola was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Richard and Anna Stofko.^[2] She is a graduate of Bethlehem's Freedom High School and Villanova University, from which she holds both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in political science.

After college, she worked briefly as a court clerk before entering politics. From 1987 to 1993, Boscola was a Northampton County deputy court administrator. She first won a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1994 and served two terms. In 1998, she won a seat in the state senate and was re-elected in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022.

On June 21, 2023, Boscola along with fellow State Senator Anthony H. Williams announced they were affiliating with Andrew Yang's Forward Party, though they were not dropping their membership of the Democratic Party and the State Senate's Democratic caucus.^[3]

Boscola has on multiple occasions crossed party lines to vote in favor of banning transgender girls from female sports.^[4][5]

Committee assignments

For the 2025-2026 Session Boscola sits on the following committees in the State Senate: ^[6]

• Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure (Minority Chair)
• Banking & Insurance
• Communications & Technology
• Game & Fisheries
• Law & Justice

For the 2021-2022 Session Boscola served on the following committees in the State Senate:

• Banking & Insurance Committee^[7]
• Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee^[7]
  • Minority Chair
• Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee^[7]
• Environmental Resources and Energy^[7]
• Urban Affairs and Housing^[7]