Dr. Valerie Arkoosh isn’t a career politician. She is a physician, parent of three, and a community leader. As a practicing obstetric anesthesiologist, she has helped thousands of women of all ages, incomes, and backgrounds. In Congress, she would be a credible, vocal advocate for women’s healthcare and reproductive rights.

U.S. House of Representatives – Pennsylvania’s 13^th Congressional District – Open Seat. Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, the incumbent and only woman in the entire Pennsylvania congressional delegation, is running for Governor.

WCF was proud to endorse Val very early in her race, making us one of her first national endorsements.

Val received a B.A. in economics from Northwestern University, a medical degree from the University of Nebraska College Of Medicine, and a Masters of Public Health degree, with a concentration in Health Policy, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Val is a Past-President of the National Physicians Alliance.