To kick off Urban Agriculture Week in Pennsylvania, state Rep. Emily Kinkead and Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture Russell Redding welcomed industry stakeholders to Pittsburgh for the inaugural Seeds in the City luncheon; an event organized by Kinkead focused on discussing important updates to urban agriculture and farming in Pennsylvania.

Rep. Emily Kinkead and members of the Allegheny County House Democratic Delegation tour Turner Dairy Farm.

State Rep. Emily Kinkead, D-Allegheny, held a news conference to celebrate public defenders in Allegheny County and recognize March 18 as Public Defender Day. Other officials in attendance at today’s event included Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, Mayor Ed Gainey, Judge Lisa Middleman, House Majority Whip Dan Miller, City Councilman Bobby Wilson, At-Large County Councilperson Bethany Hallam, and Allegheny County Chief Public Defender Matt Dugan.

State Rep. Emily Kinkead attended and spoke at a Legislative Lunch and Learn hosted by the Pennsylvania Hunger Action Coalition at the state Capitol to call for increasing outreach on and expanding public food resources in Pennsylvania.

Rep. Emily Kinkead holds an Open House and Grand Opening at her District Office in Bellevue.

Rep. Emily Kinkead is sworn in for her second term in the state House.

During a news conference held Oct. 27 in Pittsburgh, state Reps. Emily Kinkead, D-Allegheny, and Valerie Gaydos, R-Allegheny, introduced legislation to create a new insurance program for homeowners living in landslide-prone areas, as well as assistance to local governments that wish to mitigate the risk of landslides within their communities.

Rep. Emily Kinkead co-hosts a Senior Resource Fair with Senator Lindsey Williams at the Ross Municipal Building on September 27, 2022.

Rep. Emily Kinkead co-hosts a press conference to discuss legislation dealing with universal school meals.

Rep. Emily Kinkead hosts a news conference with other Democratic lawmakers to introduce a powerful package of bills aimed at strengthening and growing reproductive rights and health care for the people of Pennsylvania.

Rep. Emily Kinkead and Sen. Lindsey Williams were joined by Ross Township commissioners, members of the Ross Township Police Department, and members of the community for the dedication of the Chief Vernon Moses Memorial Highway.

The House Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing at the K & L Gates Center, hosted by Rep. Emily Kinkead, to learn more about fusion energy in Pennsylvania and why the commonwealth should be investing in that industry.

Reps. Dan Frankel, Sara Innamorato, Summer Lee, and Emily Kinkead get a tour and overview of the work being done to improve the Highland II Reservoir.

Rep. Emily Kinkead hosted a Women’s Resource Fair on July 30, 2022 at the Ross Township Community Center which featured information on state programs and resources from a variety of community organizations and local professionals focused on uplifting and empowering women and femme-identifying individuals. The resource fair was the culmination of Kinkead’s four-part series on Women’s Empowerment, which included three virtual livestreams on women in leadership, women veterans, and women’s health.

Rep. Emily Kinkead participates in the annual Disability and Mental Health Summit with a bipartisan, bicameral legislative panel gathering information from experts.

The House Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing hosted by Rep. Emily Kinkead for Supporting Local Agriculture.

Images of Rep. Emily Kinkead during the 2022-23 Budget Hearings.

Rep. Emily Kinkead and others announce a $1.2 million state grant given to North Hills Community Outreach in Northern Allegheny County to add cold storage to their food bank, so they can have more resources on hand to feed healthy and fresh food to those who need it.

Rep. Emily Kinkead teams with Rep. Sara Innamorato and Senator Lindsay Williams to host a Drive Thru Senior Resource Fair.

Rep. Emily Kinkead joins members of the Allegheny County Delegation and the Steel Caucus for a meeting and tour of USS Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock on Manufacturing Day.

Rep. Emily Kinkead speaks at a press event to hold the Republican majority accountable for leaving so much money on the table while so many Pennsylvanians are hurting from the pandemic and calls for support of spending the $7 billion of the American Rescue Plan money to invest in the people of Pennsylvania, focusing on human and physical infrastructure including fixing our roads, bridges, and other county and municipal priorities, raising the minimum wage, providing paid family medical leave, and making available support for small businesses.

State Reps. Dan Frankel and Emily Kinkead, as well as said Patrick Keenan, policy director of the Pennsylvania Health Access Network, Bill Johnston-Walsh, director of AARP Pennsylvania, and Tracey DePasquale, director of the Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA, attended a press conference Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in Harrisburg to introduce legislation to lower costs for prescription drugs and prevent surprise billing for “facility fees” to keep health care affordable and accessible for Pennsylvanians.

Rep. Emily Kinkead takes the Oath of Office and is sworn in as a state representative to begin serving the constituents of the 20th legislative district.