Emma Husar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Lindsay | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Fiona Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1980 Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Children | 3 |
Emma Husar (born 20 April 1980) is an Australian politician. She has been the Australian Labor Party (ALP) member for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Lindsay since the 2016 federal election.
Husar ran as the ALP candidate for the seat of Penrith at the 2015 New South Wales election but was unsuccessful.[citation needed]
Husar defeated the sitting Liberal MP for the division of a Lindsay, Fiona Scott, with a swing of 4.1%.[citation needed]
On 23 November 2016, in her second speech to Parliament, she revealed her family history of domestic violence.[1][2]
In July 2018, it was widely reported that Husar had been the subject of an internal investigation since March regarding staff complaints of workplace bullying and misconduct.[3][4][5]It has also been alleged by former staff that Husar used the taxpayer-funded limousine service inappropriately.[6] [7][8] Husar took personal leave shortly afterwards, citing threats of violence directed towards her.[9][10]
As of 2018[update], she has three children, who are between the ages of 10 and 16.[2]