Mike Stack

"What truly distinguishes Mike Stack is his progressive leadership and unparalleled 13-year voting record in the Pennsylvania Senate championing universal access to affordable health care, common sense gun reforms, marriage equality, reproductive choice, a greener Pennsylvania, workers' rights and a fairer economy that lifts everyone." Jay Costa, Senate Democratic Leader When Senator Mike Stack's grandfather, Michael, departed Ireland and boarded a ship for America three generations ago, he could not have imagined his Great Depression era journey would take him to the United States Congress where his working class values would find expression as an FDR New Deal Democrat. As a voice for American workers, Congressman Stack helped pass some of the most important laws in our history, ranging from creating the first minimum wage to establishing Social Security. The seeds planted by Mike's grandfather gave root to a rich political and public service family legacy. His father, the late Michael Stack Jr., was an attorney, author, college and law professor, distinguished public servant and long time Democratic ward leader who often found himself at odds with the political power brokers in Philadelphia. Mike's mother, Judge Felice Rowley Stack, is the descendant of Irish immigrant "coal crackers" who worked the Schuylkill County anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. She started her career as a teacher and subsequently ran a program identifying learning disabilities, a skill set that proved important at home helping young Mike overcome dyslexia, first diagnosed at age six. A Villanova School of Law graduate, Felice Stack served as a member of the Philadelphia Board of Education and later was elected Judge of the Municipal Court. She is now retired from the bench and practicing law. As an Attorney, State Senator and National Guard Officer, Mike Stack Continues the Family Tradition The family business of public service did not skip a generation with Mike Stack III. After graduating from LaSalle University and ...