On Friday, March 24, Elizabethtown College alumna Martina White ’10 was elected to serve in Northeast Philadelphia’s 170th District.

The election was held following U.S. Representative Brendan Boyle’s departure from the 170th District, and White defeated opponent Democrat Sarah Del Ricci by a 14 percent margin.

White’s victory marked the first time in 24 years that a member of the Republican Party was elected to a General Assembly seat in the District. She and representative John Taylor, who has served in the northeast district for 31 years, are the only two Republican members in the state House.

White graduated from Etown in 2010 with a degree in business administration, and cites the College motto as a source of inspiration throughout her political career. “In my schooling and in my career, finding ways to benefit others grew into a passion of mine,” she said on her campaign website.

White was sworn into the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday, April 13.