Fairness, Continuity Emphasized During Redistricting Hearing, Says Mercuri

Jan. 04, 2022 /

MCCANDLESS – In order to account for shifts in population, congressional and legislative districts must be redrawn every 10 years to ensure fairness and equal representation for Pennsylvanians. But what if both principles are absent? Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) hosted a House Majority Policy Committee hearing today to discuss how the Legislative Reapportionment Commission’s (LRC) redistricting map for the state House impacts communities and their constituencies.

Grove Invites Wolf to Publicly Discuss Congressional Redistricting

Jan. 04, 2022 / Press Release

HARRISBURG – Responding to Gov. Tom Wolf’s request to provide his review of a proposed congressional redistricting map in a public forum, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), chair of the House State Government Committee, has invited the governor to a public meeting to fully discuss the map and listen to the governor’s thoughts of it

Grove: Court Upholds Law in Lehigh County Mail-In Ballot Case

Jan. 04, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – In response to the Commonwealth Court’s decision to uphold current election law regarding mail-in ballots in Lehigh County, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover), chair of the House State Government Committee, issued the following statement:

Metcalfe Announces Legislative Retirement

Jan. 04, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – On Jan. 1, 2022, after the clock struck midnight and the New Year rang in, State Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-12) announced to his family that he does not plan to seek re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2022.

Grove Calls on Nordenberg to Have LRC Map Creator Testify

Jan. 03, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) wrote a letter to Legislative Reapportionment Commission Chairman Mark Nordenberg Monday suggesting that he follow the most transparent congressional redistricting process in Pennsylvania history, which was led by the House State Government Committee, and have the commission hold a hearing with the chairman’s map drawer, Dr. Jonathan Cervas, in order to fully and publicly examine the preliminary maps.

Fact Check: Nordenberg’s Claims More Fantasy Than Reality

Dec. 30, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – In an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer over the weekend, Legislative Reapportionment Commission Chairman Mark Nordenberg made a number of claims about the preliminary state House map based more in fantasy than reality. Here is a fact check of some of his fantastical claims:

Who Drew the Preliminary State House Map?

Dec. 29, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – In an interview from the Philadelphia Inquirer over the weekend, Legislative Reapportionment Commission Chairman Mark Nordenberg declined to take credit for drawing the preliminary state House map.

House Republicans to Hold Hearings on Preliminary State House Map

Dec. 28, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) and House Majority Policy Committee Chairman Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) Tuesday announced that the caucus will be holding field hearings on the preliminary state House map approved by the three Democratic members of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission earlier this month.

Major Broadband Expansion Measure Now Law

Dec. 22, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – Calling it a major victory for rural broadband expansion, a trio of Northern Tier lawmakers today applauded the signing of a new law they authored to finally establish a cohesive, coordinated effort to bring high-speed internet service to rural and other underserved communities across the Commonwealth.

Program Restarts to Give Farmers Funding Opportunities, Says James

Dec. 21, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – In order for agriculture to continue as one of the foundations of the state’s economy, farmers and farms must be effectively supported. Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) announced today that the agriculture Linked (AgriLink) Investment Program, which provides low-interest loans to qualified farmers and farms, reactivated Monday.

Cutler Calls Out Gerrymandered State House Maps

Dec. 17, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – After the Legislative Reapportionment Committee revealed the proposed Pennsylvania House of Representatives district maps today, Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the followed statement: