Jan. 03, 2019 /
![Ellis to Focus on Consumer Protection as New Chair of House Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Brian Ellis (R-Butler) has been named majority chairman of the House Consumer Affairs Committee for the 2019-20 legislative session.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
![Causer to Continue Fight for PA Farmers as Chair of House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) has been reappointed chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee for the 2019-20 legislative session by Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny).
Jan. 02, 2019 /
![Everett Appointed Majority Chairman of House State Government Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming/Union) has been appointed to serve as the majority chairman of the House State Government Committee by Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Alleghany) for the 2019-20 legislative session. Everett, who is beginning his seventh term in the House, previously served on the Appropriations, Environmental Resources and Energy, Game and Fisheries, and Judiciary committees.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
![Gillespie to Return as Majority Chair of House Game and Fisheries Committee]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam) has been appointed to serve his third consecutive term as majority chairman of the House Game and Fisheries Committee.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Working to ensure that Pennsylvania’s insurance laws are protecting consumers in a fair and equitable fashion, Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) was selected this week to continue her service as chairman of the House Insurance Committee during the 2019-20 legislative session.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
![Speaker Announces March 12 Special Elections for the 114th and 190th Legislative Districts in Lackawanna, Philadelphia Counties]()
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny County) today ordered two special elections be held on Tuesday, March 12, to fill the vacant seats in the 114th Legislative District in Lackawanna County and the 190th Legislative District in Philadelphia County.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
![Delozier Raises Awareness about Clean Slate]()
HARRISBURG –Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland), author of a new law that seals low-level criminal records after 10 years without a subsequent criminal arrest, urged those who may be eligible for this opportunity to act. She participated today in a press conference on the issue with Gov. Tom Wolf at the Pennsylvania CareerLink in Harrisburg.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
![Keller to Lead House Commerce Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mark Keller (R-Perry/Cumberland) today was officially appointed majority chairman of the House Commerce Committee for the 2019-20 session by Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny).
Jan. 02, 2019 /
![Boback to Lead House Committee on Children’s Issues]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) has been appointed to serve as majority chairman of the House Children and Youth Committee in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 2019-20 session. It is the first chairmanship for Boback, who was sworn-in Tuesday to begin her seventh term in office.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – This week, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) was sworn in as state representative of the 68th Legislative District. This will be Owlett’s first full term in office; he was previously sworn in to office in May 2018 following a special election.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) has been appointed majority chairman of the House Judiciary Committee by Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) for the 2019-20 Legislative Session. The announcement was made the day after he took the oath to serve his eighth term in office.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
![Marshall to Chair House Gaming Oversight Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Now in his 13th year serving the 14th Legislative District, Rep. Jim Marshall (R-Beaver/Butler) has been appointed to serve as the new majority chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee for the 2019-20 legislative session.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
![Helm Named Majority Chairman of House Urban Affairs Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Sue Helm (R-Dauphin/Lebanon) today was officially appointed majority chairman of the House Urban Affairs Committee for the 2019-20 session by Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny).
Jan. 02, 2019 /
![Hickernell Takes Helm of House Professional Licensure Committee]()
HARRISBURG -- Rep. Dave Hickernell (R-Lancaster/Dauphin) will begin his ninth term in office as the newly appointed chairman of the Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
![DiGirolamo to Continue to Lead Committee to Help Those Most Vulnerable]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Gene DiGirolamo (R-Bucks), who has been nationally recognized for his work to help Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable residents, has been appointed to serve as chairman of the House Human Services Committee for the 2019-20 legislative term. This is his fifth consecutive session as chairman.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
![Turzai Announces Committee Chairmen for 2019-20 Session]()
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny County) today announced the appointments of majority committee chairmen for the 2019-20 Legislative Session.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jeff C. Wheeland (R-Lycoming) and Rep. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming/Union), who will be returning to their seats after winning re-election, were sworn into office yesterday afternoon during the swearing-in ceremony of the 203rd Pennsylvania General Assembly held at the state Capitol.
Jan. 02, 2019 /
![Delozier to Join Governor in Raising Awareness about Clean Slate]()
WHAT: Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) will join Gov. Tom Wolf in increasing awareness about the new Clean Slate law, which seals nonviolent criminal records after a decade. Delozier authored Act 56 of 2018, which made Pennsylvania the first state in the nation to offer this opportunity.
Jan. 01, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) today took the oath of office to begin the 2019-20 legislative session in the state House of Representatives working for the 71st District.
Jan. 01, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) of Upper St. Clair, took the oath of office at the state Capitol today and officially began her first term as state representative of the 40th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.