G. Roni Green
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = G. Roni Green
| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district = 190th
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| term_start2 = {{start date|2020|3|26}}
| term_end2 = {{end date|2020|11|30}}{{cite web |title=SESSION OF 2020 204TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 69 |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/2020/0/20201120.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania General Assembly |work=House of Representatives Legislative Journal |access-date=3 December 2022 |page=29 |date=November 20, 2022}}
| predecessor2 = Movita Johnson-Harrell
| successor2 = Amen Brown
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|6|9}}
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| party = Democratic
| alma_mater = Murrell Dobbins Vocational High School
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| predecessor1 = Amen Brown
| termstart = {{start date|2023|1|3}}
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Gwendolyn Veronica Green (born June 9, 1959) is an American politician. She is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 190th District since 2023 and previously in 2020.
Early life and education
Green was born on June 9, 1959. She graduated from Murrell Dobbins Vocational High School in 1977 and later attended George Meany Labor College.{{cite web |title=Representative G. Roni Green |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/House_bio.cfm?id=1874 |website=Pennsylvania General Assembly |access-date=3 December 2022}}
Political career
In February 2020, Green won a special election to fill the 190th District seat of Pennsylvania State Representative Movita Johnson-Harrell, who had pled guilty to charity theft in 2019.{{cite news |last1=NBC10 Staff |title=West Philadelphia State Lawmaker to Plead Guilty to Stealing $500,000 From Nonprofit |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/charges-philadelphia-official-announcement-perjury-tampering-theft-deception/2254142/ |access-date=3 December 2022 |work=NBC10 Philadelphia |publisher=NBC Universal Media LLC |date=December 5, 2019}}{{cite web |title=G. Roni Green |url=https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=8343&body=H |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives |access-date=3 December 2022}} Green failed to win the 2020 general primary election, and was defeated by fellow Democrat Amen Brown.{{cite news |last1=Armstrong |first1=Jenice |title=May I please get an ‘amen’ for Amen Brown, poised to win this House seat in West Philly? {{!}} Jenice Armstrong |url-access=subscription|url=https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/190-district-philly-amen-brown-election-jenice-armstrong-20200626.html |access-date=3 December 2022 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=June 26, 2020}} In 2022, Brown was redistricted to the 10th District.{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Taylor |title=Pennsylvania Rep. Amen Brown gets to stay on the primary ballot |url=https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2022/04/15/pennsylvania-rep-amen-brown-court-challenge |access-date=3 December 2022 |work=Axios Philadelphia |date=April 15, 2022}} Green ran for the 190th seat again and won.{{cite web |title=State Rep |url=https://results.philadelphiavotes.com/ResultsSW.aspx?type=STR&map=CTY |website=Philadelphia Election Results |publisher=Office of Philadelphia City Commissioners |access-date=3 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203145210/https://results.philadelphiavotes.com/ResultsSW.aspx?type=STR&map=CTY |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |date=November 27, 2022}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change|title=Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 190 2020 special election{{Cite web|title=2020 Special Election 190th Legislative District Official Returns|url=https://electionreturns.pa.gov/Special/OfficeResults?ElectionID=79&ElectionType=S&IsActive=0|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Pennsylvania Department of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104184655/https://electionreturns.pa.gov/Special/OfficeResults?ElectionID=79&ElectionType=S&IsActive=0 |archive-date=January 4, 2022 }}}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=G. Roni Green|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=2,651|percentage=86.27}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Wanda Logan|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=422|percentage=13.73}}{{Election box total no change|votes={{sum|2651|422}}|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic primary election, District 190{{cite web |title=State Rep |url=https://results.philadelphiavotes.com/ResultsSW.aspx?type=STR&map=CTY |website=Philadelphia Election Results |publisher=Office of Philadelphia City Commissioners |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712190126/https://results.philadelphiavotes.com/ResultsSW.aspx?type=STR&map=CTY |archive-date=July 12, 2020 |date=July 10, 2020 |url-status=usurped}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party=Democratic Party (US)
|candidate=Amen Brown
|votes=5,996
|percentage=43.03
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate= G. Roni Green (incumbent)
|votes=5,406
|percentage=38.79
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate=Danyl Patterson
|votes=1,843
|percentage=13.23
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party=Democratic Party (US)
|candidate=Van Stone
|votes=662
|percentage=4.75
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|party=Write-in
|votes=28
|percentage=0.2}}{{Election box total no change|votes=13,935|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 190}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party=Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = G. Roni Green
|votes= 17,056
|percentage=96.47
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent
|candidate=James Love Jackson
|votes=583
|percentage=3.30
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes=41
|percentage=0.23}}{{Election box total no change
|votes=17,680
|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (US)}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2024 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic primary election, District 190{{cite web |title=State Rep. |url=https://philadelphiaresults.azurewebsites.us/ResultsSW.aspx?type=STR&map=CTY |website=Philadelphia Election Results |publisher=Philadelphia City Commissioners |access-date=18 May 2024 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518175953/https://philadelphiaresults.azurewebsites.us/ResultsSW.aspx?type=STR&map=CTY |archive-date=May 18, 2024 |date=May 7, 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party=Democratic Party (US)
|candidate=G. Roni Green
|votes=4,786
|percentage=66.99
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party=Democratic Party (US)
|candidate=James Love Jackson
|votes=2,323
|percentage=32.52
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|party=Write-in
|votes=35
|percentage=0.49}}{{Election box total no change
|votes=7,144
|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title=2024 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 190{{cite web |title=State Rep |url=https://philadelphiaresults.azurewebsites.us/ResultsSW.aspx?type=STR&map=CTY |website=Philadelphia Election Results |publisher=Philadelphia City Commissioners |access-date=25 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125235059/https://philadelphiaresults.azurewebsites.us/ResultsSW.aspx?type=STR&map=CTY |archive-date=November 25, 2024 |date=November 22, 2024}}
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party=Democratic Party (US)
|candidate=G. Roni Green
|votes=24,492
|percentage=99.67
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|party=Write-in
|votes=80|percentage=0.33}}{{Election box total no change
|votes=24,572|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box end}}
References
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