Tarik Khan (Pennsylvania politician)

Tarik S. Khan[2] (born c. 1980[3]) is an American politician. He is a current Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 194th District since 2023.[4]

Tarik Khan
PhD
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 194th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byPam DeLissio
Personal details
BornOctober 14,[1] c. 1980
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationDavidson College (B.A.)
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing (GN)
La Salle University (M.S.)
University of Pennsylvania (PhD)
Alma materCentral High School of Philadelphia

Early life and education

Khan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a Pakistani immigrant father and a Catholic mother. Khan grew up Muslim in a Jewish neighborhood in Philadelphia.[5] He graduated from Central High School of Philadelphia in 1996. Khan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in 2000. He graduated from Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing as a Graduate nurse in 2003, and later earned a Master of Science degree in nursing from the School of Nursing at La Salle University. Khan earned a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 2022.[4]

Political career

In 2022, Khan defeated incumbent Pennsylvania State Representative Pam DeLissio from the 194th District in a Democratic primary challenge.[6] He then won in the general election, defeating Libertarian nominee Torren Danowski with 90% of the vote.[7]

Electoral history
2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic primary election, District 194[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tarik Khan 7,475 59.47
Democratic Pam DeLissio (incumbent) 5,076 40.39
Write-in 18 0.14
Total votes 12,569 100.00
2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 194[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tarik Khan 23,159 90.67
Libertarian Torren Danowski 2,246 8.79
Write-in 137 0.54
Total votes 25,542 100.00

References
  1. "Tarik Khan, PhD, CRNP (@TarikforPA)". Twitter. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. "Tarik Khan, MSN, RN". Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  3. "Tarik Khan". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  4. "Tarik Khan". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  5. "Meet Tarik". Tarik For PA. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  6. D'Onofrio, Mike (May 18, 2022). "Pennsylvania's Democratic progressives and establishment face off". Axios Philadelphia. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  7. "State Rep". Philadelphia Election Results. Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners. November 27, 2022. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. "State Rep". Philadelphia Election Results. Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners. May 31, 2022. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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