Susan Wild — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 2018 to 2025.
Was the first woman to represent the Lehigh Valley in Congress.
Served as City Solicitor of Allentown, Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2017, the first woman to hold the position.
Became a partner at the law firm Gross McGinley in 1999.
Earned her Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law Law School in 1982.

Biography

Susan Wild is an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 2018 to 2025.

A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, including Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and Bangor. Wild also briefly served as the U.S.

Representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district in late 2018 after Charlie Dent's resignation. She was narrowly defeated in 2024.