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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Fern Leard |
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Dallas Twp., Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | https://votefern4pa.com/ |
 Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/VoteFern4PA |
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| Contributor | Luzerne County Historian |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Apr 04, 2024 10:44pm |
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| Info | Fern Leard is a NEPA native, mother of twins, and long-time healthcare advocate. She was raised by a single mom, her grandmother, as well as foster parents. Having had to move around in her youth, she experienced life in the projects, the suburbs, and rural areas. She fell in love with the back mountain and chose to put down roots and raise her family in Luzerne County and never looked back.
Fern entered the workforce after graduating high school with honors. She washed dishes, waited tables, tended bar, and eventually ended up in the financial sector where she held a variety of positions. After her twins were born with a rare disease, she decided that she wanted to help people and transitioned into working in healthcare. She earned her Nurse Aide Certification at Marywood University and spent nearly a decade working in pediatrics as well as in the elderly community.
Fern’s political journey began when a health insurance company denied an essential part of her sons’ treatment and she began to advocate for a bill in Congress that would mandate coverage for Medicare patients. After a decade of navigating the political process, that bill passed with huge bipartisan support and now millions of Americans have access to the necessary preventative care they need.
Fern is a strong advocate in the fight against food insecurity and has been working with low-income families as well as the often-ignored homeless population in our area. She also advocates for universal school meals and fair funding to all our schools to allow equal opportunity to all our students. Fern knows that local businesses are the backbone of our communities and wants to strengthen them instead of giving large corporations big tax breaks.
Fern Leard currently serves on The Luzerne County Democratic Party Executive Committee and is committed to using her experience to serve the people in Pennsylvania’s 120th House District as our State Representative. Together we can strengthen our communities and build a better life for all Pennsylvanians.
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