Senator Biography

• Married to John Sider

• Senator Patty Kim, a former news anchor, reporter, Harrisburg City Councilwoman, and state representative since 2012, has been a leader in government reform, transparency, and fighting for working families for decades. She was recently elected to serve the 15th Senatorial District as its new state senator. Kim’s priorities in the General Assembly include taking a solution-based approach to statewide issues, working in cooperation and collaboration with colleagues, and utilizing her record of service to support initiatives that stand to better the lives of the citizens she represents.
• While in the House of Representatives, Patty led her caucus’s charge to provide a livable wage for all Pennsylvanians by introducing bills to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. She will continue her fight for a minimum wage increase to restore the middle class by lifting thousands of Pennsylvanians out of poverty. Other priorities include combating climate change and bolstering public schools by ensuring qualified teachers receive competitive pay and by providing pathways for college students to enter the profession.
• In the House of Representatives, Kim served as the Chair of the House Insurance Committee and was previously Chair of the Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, which made her the first Asian American to serve as Chair of a PA House Committee. She is also credited with creating and serving as the first Chair of the PA Legislative Asian Pacific American Caucus. In the Senate, Patty serves as Minority Chair of the Local Government Committee and a member of the Appropriations Committee, Aging and Youth Committee, Banking and Insurance Committee, and Community, Economic, and Recreational Development Committee.
• Prior to her work in the legislature, Kim was elected to Harrisburg’s City Council where she served two terms. She was elected as council Vice President by her colleagues during her second term.
• A 1995 graduate of Boston College, Kim is married to John Sider and together they have two children, Brielle and Ryan.

• Former Harrisburg City Council Member

• Langley High School, 1991
• Boston College (Bachelor), 1995