Biography

09/16/1978 -

SIMS, Brian Kendall, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, September 16, 1978, in Washington, DC; graduated, Downingtown Senior High School, 1997; B.A, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (now, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania); LL.B., international and comparative law, Michigan State University College of Law; senior law clerk, United States Environmental Protection Agency; staff council for policy and planning, Philadelphia Bar Association; board president, Equality Pennsylvania; lecturer; contributor, The Advocate; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2012; reelected to the House for 4 more consecutive terms; appointed, member, Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs (2018-2022); unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor (2022); not a candidate for reelection to the House (2022).