Jan. 11, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) this week was named to four House committees for the 2021-22 legislative session.
Jan. 11, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) this week was named to four House standing committees for the 2021-22 Legislative Session.
Jan. 11, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Silvis (R-Westmoreland/Armstrong/Indiana) today was appointed to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Children and Youth, Game and Fisheries, and Human Services committees for the 2020-21 Legislative Session.
Jan. 11, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) was assigned to serve on four standing House committees during the 2021-22 Legislative Session: Appropriations, Environmental Resources and Energy, Local Government, and Tourism and Recreational Development. The committees provide legislative oversight and help shape the language in bills that fall under their areas of responsibility.
Jan. 08, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Frank Farry (R-Bucks) has been appointed to serve as majority chairman of the House Human Services Committee for the 2021-22 Legislative Session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The announcement was made by Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) following the swearing-in ceremony.
Jan. 08, 2021 /
TOWANDA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today announced beginning next week a drive-thru testing clinic will be held in Bradford County, one of five regional clinics scheduled throughout the state, according to Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna).
Jan. 08, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) today announced that his Brookville and Punxsutawney district office locations will be officially opening on Monday, Jan. 11, to serve the people of the 66th Legislative District.
Jan. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) issued the following statement about the events in the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C., yesterday.
Jan. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. John Lawrence (R-Chester/Lancaster) issued the following statement in response to Thursday’s violence at the U.S. Capitol.
Jan. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Mercer/Buter) issued the following statement: “The United States Congress met on Jan. 6 to certify the votes of the Electoral College for president and vice president in accord with the United States Constitution and to receive any objections from the members of Congress to the lawful right of any state delegation to cast such a vote. This process of objecting to the Electoral College delegates has been a long-established right under law and has been used on multiple occasions by legislators to challenge the right of Electoral College delegates to vote.
Jan. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – In response to the storming of the United States Capitol by protestors, local Republicans, Appropriations Chair Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion), House State Government Chairman Seth Grove (R-Dover) and Reps. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover), Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) Mike Jones (R-York Township), Dawn Keefer (R-York/Cumberland) and Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam); and Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), Dave Arnold (R-Lebanon/Dauphin/York) and Mike Regan (R-York/Cumberland) issued the following statement:
Jan. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Center/Mifflin) issued the following statement:
“Any act of violence or destruction is a crime and should be treated as such.
Jan. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Fayette/Washington) has welcomed a new face to his team committed to serving constituents in the 49th Legislative District.
Jan. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jerry Knowles (R-Berks/Carbon/Schuylkill) was officially appointed majority chairman of the House Urban Affairs Committee for the 2021-22 session by Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster).
Jan. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder), took the oath of office on Jan. 5, 2021, during the swearing-in ceremony of the 204th Pennsylvania General Assembly held at the state Capitol.
Jan. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) has been appointed to serve as deputy whip in the 2021-22 Legislative Session, which began this week, by House Majority Whip Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Armstrong/Clarion/Forest).
Jan. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) took the oath of office for another term representing the 168th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives yesterday. The veteran lawmaker was elected to his third full term in November.
Jan. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks) was sworn in yesterday to serve her first term as the House representative of the people of the 143rd District.
Jan. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Swearing-in day at the state Capitol is extra special this year as Reps. Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Montgomery/Northampton) and Ryan Mackenzie (R- Lehigh/Berks) make Pennsylvania history as the first mother and son pair to be elected to the state House of Representatives.
Jan. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Yesterday, state Rep. Rosemary Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) took the oath of office and now begins her sixth term with the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 2021-22 legislative session.