Madeleine Dean

Madeleine Dean grew up in Glenside with five older brothers and one older sister, and says her political education began around the family dinner table.¹ At 18, she won election to a local committee post.¹ She and her husband, PJ Cunnane, raised three sons and now have seven grandchildren.¹

She graduated from La Salle University and earned her law degree at Widener's Delaware Law School.¹ She opened a small Glenside law practice before changing careers to teach writing and ethics at La Salle from 2001 to 2011.¹ She also served as an Abington Township commissioner and in the Pennsylvania House.¹

Her 2021 memoir, Under Our Roof, written with her adult son Harry Cunnane, tells their family's story of his opioid addiction and recovery through both a mother's and a son's perspective.² She was elected to Congress in 2018 and now serves on the Appropriations and Foreign Affairs committees.¹

In September 2026 she reintroduced the MORE Savings Act, proposing to remove patient cost sharing for covered opioid treatment and recovery services under private insurance and Medicaid, alongside a Medicare pilot.³ Her House biography identifies stopping gun violence and guaranteeing healthcare for all as key priorities.¹ She seeks another term against Republican appraiser Aurora Stuski in the Fourth District.⁴⁵