primary for the Pennsylvania State Senate's 19th district. Democrats selected Herrin to replace Comitta in the general election. She defeated Republican challenger Len Iacono in the general election, receiving 55% of the vote. Herrin currently sits on the Commerce, Environmental Resources & Energy, Transportation, and Urban Affairs committees. On February 19, 2022, Herrin announced she would not seek a second term and retire at the end of 2022. She was succeeded by Chris Pielli Electoral history Pennsylvania's 156th Legislative District election, 2020 Personal life Herrin met her husband, Stan Herrin, in 1982, while they worked editing trade magazines for Chilton Company in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The pair married in 1986. References Living people Widener University alumni 21st-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Women mayors of places in Pennsylvania Women state legislators in Pennsylvania Mayors of West Chester, Pennsylvania 21st-century American women politicians 1961 births Politicians from West Chester, Pennsylvania