Sharif Street


Sharif Street is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 3rd district since 2017. He was elected Vice-Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, and has served in that position since 2018. Before his election to the State Senate in 2016, Street worked as an attorney and political adviser in Philadelphia. He is the son of former Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street and the nephew of former State Senator Milton Street. He currently serves as a member of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing and the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee.

Personal life

Street attended Morehouse College where he earned a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. He received his JD at University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1999. While at University of Pennsylvania School of Law, he served as the President of the Penn Law Democrats. He is a member of The Barristers' Association of Philadelphia, , Pennsylvania Bar Association, National Bar Association, and American Bar Association.

Career

Street's public career began while he was a student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, leading a group in Philadelphia. He has continued to serve the community in numerous positions, starting Philadelphia Green Communities and Urban Solution, serving as managing director of the Housing Association of Delaware Valley, serving on the board of the North Central Philadelphia Empowerment Zone's Housing Trust Fund, the North Central Empowerment Zone's Community Advisory Committees for Housing, Crime and Public Safety, and Economic Development, and current member of Philadelphia's African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs Commission. He also served as Chief Legislative Advisor to the Democratic Chair of the Housing and Urban Development Committee.

Committee Assignments

Street sits on the following committees in the Senate: