Marcel Groen

Marcel Groen is the Chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. Before being selected as the state party chairman, Groen's political experience in Pennsylvania included as Finance Chair of the Bucks County and Montgomery County Democratic Parties as well as Chairman of Montgomery County Democratic Committee since 1994.[1][2]

Early life and education

Groen was born November 2, 1945 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the son of Rabbi Nardus and Sipora Groen, a holocaust survivor. Groen and his family came to America when he was 9 years old.

Groen graduated from Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio in 1963. He received a BA from Temple University in 1967 and a JD from Temple University School of Law in 1970.

Career

Groen was the founding partner of Groen, Laveson, Goldberg & Rubenstone in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Montgomery County Bar Association, Bucks County Bar Association. Groen was a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP working out of the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania office.

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the Chairman | Pennsylvania Democratic Party". Padems.com. 1945-11-02. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  2. ↑ Potter, Chris (2015-09-12). "Pennsylvania Democrats select Marcel Groen as party chairman | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.


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