Jan. 04, 2021 /
![State Representative Rosemary Brown to be Sworn In for Sixth Term for the PA House]()
WHAT: Serving her sixth term as state representative to the 189th Legislative District, Rep. Rosemary Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) will be sworn in at the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building.
Jan. 04, 2021 /
![Brooks to Take Oath of Office Jan. 5]()
WHAT: Rep. Bob Brooks (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland) will take the oath of office as state representative in the 54th Legislative District
Jan. 04, 2021 /
![Pennycuick Takes Oath of Office]()
WHAT: Tracy Pennycuick will be sworn in as state representative of the 147th Legislative District.
Jan. 04, 2021 /
![Mercuri to Take Oath of Office Jan. 5]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 28th Legislative District.
Jan. 04, 2021 /
![Hamm to Take Oath of Office Jan. 5]()
WHAT: Rep. Joe Hamm (R-Lycoming/Union) will take the oath of office as state representative in the 84th Legislative District.
Jan. 02, 2021 /
Rep. Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset), who served the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus as Caucus Secretary in the 2019-2020 session and was elected to serve as Republican Caucus Chairman in the 2020-2021 session died peacefully with his family by his side Saturday afternoon at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg following an apparent brain aneurysm.
Jan. 02, 2021 /
![Cutler Mourns the Loss of Rep. Mike Reese]()
Speaker Designee Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement upon learning of the passing of Caucus Chairman Rep. Mike Reese:
Dec. 30, 2020 /
![Toohil Requests Deadline Extension for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program]()
HARRISBURG – Citing concern that many older residents will fail to meet the Dec. 31 deadline to apply for relief through Pennsylvania’s 2019 Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) today requested a one-month extension to submit applications to the Department of Revenue.
Dec. 30, 2020 /
![Mercuri to Take Oath of Office Jan. 5]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 28th Legislative District.
Dec. 30, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – On Oct. 29, the governor signed legislation sponsored by Rep. David Maloney Sr. (R-Berks) to fly the POW/MIA flag over all state-owned buildings and properties. The state has had two months to prepare to enact this law, yet the State Capitol remains void of the flag’s presence. Maloney today issued the following statement:
Dec. 30, 2020 /
![Mizgorski to take oath of office Jan. 5]()
WHAT: Rep. Lori Mizgorski (R-Allegheny) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 30th Legislative District.
Dec. 30, 2020 /
![Kerwin to Take Oath of Office Jan. 5]()
WHAT: Rep. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 125th Legislative District.
Dec. 30, 2020 /
![Silvis to Take Oath of Office Jan. 5]()
WHAT: Rep. Jason Silvis (R-Westmoreland/Armstrong/Indiana) will take the oath of office as state representative in the 55th Legislative District.
Dec. 29, 2020 /
![James Reappointed to Serve on House Appropriations Committee]()
SENECA – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) has again been named a member of the House Appropriations Committee by House Republican Leadership. The upcoming fiscal year will be his fifth serving in that capacity.
Dec. 29, 2020 /
![Hershey Named to Appropriations Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. John Hershey (R-Mifflin/Juniata/Franklin) has been named to the House Appropriations Committee as he begins his second term as a lawmaker.
Dec. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – A group of state lawmakers performing extensive analysis of election data today revealed troubling discrepancies between the numbers of total votes counted and total number of voters who voted in the 2020 General Election, and as a result are questioning how the results of the presidential election could possibly have been certified by Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar and Governor Tom Wolf. These findings are in addition to prior concerns regarding actions by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Secretary, and others impacting the conduct of the election.
Dec. 28, 2020 /
![Ecker Named to House Appropriations Committee]()
HARRISBURG – As Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) is poised to take the oath of office to begin his second term, he was appointed to a seat on the House Appropriations Committee.
Dec. 28, 2020 /
![Klunk Named Deputy Whip for Upcoming 2021-22 Session]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) has been appointed to serve as a deputy whip in the 2021-22 Legislative Session, which begins in January, by House Majority Whip, Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Armstrong/Clarion/Forest).
Dec. 23, 2020 /
![Leader Benninghoff Responds to Gov. Wolf’s Business Assistance Announcement]()
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday announced he intends to make funding available for small businesses and restaurants impacted by his shutdown orders and ongoing economic restrictions.
Dec. 23, 2020 /
![Diamond Joins Lawmakers Asking Pence to Consider Election Irregularities in Pennsylvania, Reject Pennsylvania’s Electors]()
Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon), recently appointed by House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) to the Pennsylvania Election Law Advisory Board and a member of the House State Government Committee, signed onto a letter to Vice President Michael R. Pence asking him to consider the alarming amount of election irregularities and fraudulent activity in the 2020 General Election in Pennsylvania in advance of the qualification of electors and tabulation of Electoral College votes by Congress.