Andrew Lewis (Pennsylvania politician)
Andrew Lewis is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.Education
Lewis earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Thomas Edison State University, Master of Arts in legislative affairs from George Washington University, and a Master of Business Administration from Temple University.Career
After high school, Lewis enlisted in the United States Army, where he was stationed in South Korea and trained as a counterintelligence officer. Lewis was later named special agent in charge of his counterintelligence unit. After serving in South Korea, Lewis was nominated to serve in the White House Communications Agency as an assistant presidential communications officer and as chief of the Information Security Branch. After retiring from active duty, Lewis returned to Pennsylvania to work in his family's construction business.
Lewis was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 105th district in 2018, succeeding Ronald Marsico, who announced his retirement.
In 2020, he was diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019. He received strong criticism from his Democratic colleagues, who accused him of not informing them of his diagnosis. The Democrats also requested an investigation into whether Lewis and other Republicans had intentionally withheld information about his positive diagnosis. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro denied the request.
