[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 193 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING ANDREA DEUTSCH

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                           HON. DWIGHT EVANS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 28, 2017

  Mr. EVANS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a hard-working and 
influential woman, Andrea Deutsch, a dedicated attorney, small business 
owner, former Narberth Councilwoman and now Mayor of Narberth, 
Pennsylvania.
   Andrea Deutsch was born in Philadelphia on September 20, 1967 to 
Judy and Mike Deutsch and grew up in the local suburb of Wynnewood. She 
attended Friends' Central school for high school and then went to 
Franklin & Marshall College, where she graduated in 1989. Thereafter, 
she went to Temple University School of Law, where she received her JD 
in 1992. She practiced law for 10 years, the majority of which was at 
Deutsch, Larrimore, Farnish & Andersson, in Philadelphia. After 10 
years of being an attorney, she decided to leave the practice of law to 
open small business in 2003, called Spot's--The Place for Paws in 
Narberth, where she sells healthy food, treats, toys and accessories 
for dogs and cats. She has always had a passion and love for dogs and 
helping people. Spot's has allowed her to combine these passions by 
helping customers keep the pets in their life happy and healthy.
   She has led an interesting life, filled with great adventures and 
challenges. At the age of 15 months, she was diagnosed with Type 1 
Diabetes and has taken multiple injections of insulin a day to stay 
alive since that time. When she was younger, she was involved in 
advocacy work for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Later on, 
she became involved with the American Diabetes Association through its 
annual Tour de Cure Bike Ride, where she was the Volunteer Chair of the 
Event for the last 3 years. More recently, her experience as a Type 1 
diabetic and small business owner has led her to be an outspoken 
advocate for expanded healthcare for as many people as possible. She 
has done so through her work with such organizations as the 
Pennsylvania Heath Access Network and the Small Business Majority.
   She has had a longstanding and profound interest in politics and 
government, as it combined her love of helping people with her 
knowledge of the law. In 2012, she was appointed to fill the unexpired 
term of a councilman who had stepped down from his position. As a 
councilwoman, she served on multiple committees, including serving as 
the Chair of both the Finance and Economic Development Committees. She 
served on the Narberth Council through the end of 2013 when the term 
ended. In 2017, the current, longtime Mayor of Narberth announced his 
retirement, and she felt the time was right for her to run for the 
position. She believed with her legal and business background, combined 
with her love for Narberth that she would be the right person to lead. 
On November 7, 2017, she was officially elected to fulfill this role, 
and became the first woman and the first Jewish person to be Narberth's 
Mayor since its incorporation in 1895.
   As evidenced through Andrea Deutsch's experience, she has dedicated 
her life and career towards advocating and improving the lives of 
others. The 2nd Congressional District of Pennsylvania extends 
gratitude to Andrea Deutsch for her dedicated support to the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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