Brendan F. Boyle
DemocratU.S. Representative, PA-2| Age | 49 (b. 1977-02-06) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2015-01-06 (~11 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (Irish American) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | Cardinal Dougherty High School; B.A. in government, University of Notre Dame (1999); Master of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School (2005) |
| Prior occupation | Consultant for the Department of Defense (including Naval Sea Systems Command); Pennsylvania state representative |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Marital status | Married — Jennifer Boyle |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Somerton neighborhood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Notable relatives | Brother Kevin J. Boyle, former Pennsylvania state representative (PA House District 172); the brothers were the first siblings to serve simultaneously in the Pennsylvania House |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Previous offices | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 170th district (2009-2015) · U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania's 13th district (2015-2019) |
| Committees | House Committee on the Budget (Ranking Member) · House Committee on Ways and Means · Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade · Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · New Democrat Coalition · Blue Collar Caucus (co-founder/chair) · Congressional Equality Caucus (LGBT Equality Caucus, founding member) · Medicare for All Caucus · Congressional Ukraine Caucus · Congressional Taiwan Caucus · Climate Solutions Caucus |
| Leadership | Ranking Member, House Budget Committee (since January 3, 2023) · Co-founder and Chair, Blue Collar Caucus · Lead Democrat, U.S. Congressional Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly |
| Ideology | Generally aligns with the Democratic mainstream; member of both the Progressive Caucus and the centrist New Democrat Coalition. Voted with President Biden's stated position 100% of the time as of 2022 (FiveThirtyEight). |
| Signature legislation | Stable Genius Act (2018) - would require presidential candidates to undergo medical examinations · SAFER PA Act (DNA evidence testing; signed into PA law 2015) · Pennsylvania genocide education legislation (signed into law 2014) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $805,015–$1,850,000 (2015) · estimate
| Ocean City, NJ condominium | real_estate · $75,000–$75,000 · 2015 |
| Property at 2250 Pileggi Rd | real_estate · $375,000–$375,000 · 2015 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.