A former Army Reserve JAG officer, Solomon is chair of the PA House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.
Solomon was raised above his great-grandparents’ butcher shop in Northeast Philadelphia by his single mother who taught special education at a public school.
From 2008 to 2016, Solomon founded and served as president of a local civic group in Northeast Philadelphia called Take Back Your Neighborhood.
[7] He also joined the Philadelphia Platform which called for an improved workforce development program, more aid to small businesses and neighborhoods, criminal justice reform and better infrastructure.
[13] Solomon lost the 5-way April 23, 2024 Democratic primary for Attorney General to Eugene DePasquale,[14] coming in second place in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Franklin, Lebanon, Adams, Greene, York, and Fayette counties.