Andre Carroll

[3] He was raised in Germantown, Philadelphia, by his grandmother due to his mother's struggle with drug addiction and his father's incarceration.

[4] Carroll came out as gay to his grandmother in his senior year at Germantown High School, where he later graduated.

[6] In the 2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, Carroll ran in the 201st district against incumbent Stephen Kinsey in the Democratic primary.

[7] He was endorsed by city council members Isaiah Thomas and Kendra Brooks, as well as state senator Nikil Saval.

[3] After Kinsey announced he was retiring from the legislature, Carroll ran again for the 201st district of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and was ultimately unopposed in the Democratic primary.