U.S. Representative Susan Wild, D, PA-07, was one of the winners in the Blue Wave that rocked the House in 2018. She replaced a retiring GOP incumbent.

Born Wiesbaden Air Force Base in West Germany where her father was stationed, Wild attended American University, receiving a degree in journalism. She later earned a law degree from George Washington University.

After law school, Wild returned to the Lehigh Valley, where she worked as a lawyer in private practice for over three decades. She was appointed the first female solicitor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 2015, serving until 2017, when she resigned to run for office in the U.S. House.