Amanda Cappelletti

Amanda Cappelletti is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate representing District 17, covering parts of Delaware and Montgomery counties. She has held the seat since January 2021, when she defeated long-serving incumbent Daylin Leach. She is an attorney and Temple University law graduate who previously worked as a legislative fellow at the ACLU of Pennsylvania, a policy specialist at the Department of Human Services and Director of Policy for Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania. Before entering the state Senate she served on the East Norriton Board of Supervisors from 2017 to 2020. In 2023 she became the first person to give birth while serving in the Pennsylvania Senate. She serves as Minority Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and sits on the Appropriations, Health and Human Services, and Intergovernmental Operations committees.