I joined my House and Senate colleagues to play in the Capitol All-Stars Softball Game this week, an annual bi-partisan charitable game to raise money for the fight against hunger. It was east vs west -- Youse vs Yinz -- playing under the lights of FNB Field in Harrisburg, and Youse took home the title again this year. Now in its 11th year, the annual event has raised nearly $450,000 for Hunger-Free Pennsylvania and Feeding Pennsylvania, which are helping fight hunger in every community, including ours! Read more
I was honored to participate in a POW/MIA Flag Raising Ceremony at Skyview Upper Elementary School. The flag will fly at all Methacton School District schools. The POW/MIA Flag states "You are not forgotten." It is a powerful reminder of the heroes who defended our freedom but have not returned home. An estimated 80,000 service members remain missing. Learn more about the POW/MIA Flag from the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Our office can provide POW/MIA, Pennsylvanian and American flags. Please contact my office for more information. Read more
Thank you to everyone who came to our Family Fair this week! It was wonderful to see so many families and neighbors enjoy an evening at the Elmwood Park Zoo and access important resources from our 70+ vendors. I also want to thank Elmwood Park Zoo for being such a gracious host and our many vendors who provided a wealth of state and local resources to keep our neighbors informed. I also appreciate Phillies Community Ambassador and 1993 National League Champion Milt Thompson for being generous with his time and for taking photos and signing autographs. Read more
I joined Gov. Josh Shapiro, my House colleagues and union workers at the Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade to celebrate the immeasurable contributions of the labor movement. I’m grateful for all of those who fought - and continue to fight - to protect and invest in our workers! Read more
Happy Labor Day Weekend! While we tend to look at this holiday as a symbolic end of summer, Labor Day is an important reminder of the generations of workers who fought to ensure a 40-hour work week, safer working conditions, paid time off, health benefits, the right to organize and form a union, and more. Read more
STAY INFORMED HOW I VOTED CONTACT ME Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTubeDear Neighbor,Students, teachers and staff at Methacton, Norristown Area, Perkiomen Valley, and Wissahickon school districts are headed back to the classroom for another year of learning and growing. Our kids are excited to meet their new teachers, see their friends and start another great year! Read more
You and your family are invited to attend my annual Family Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 12 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at Elmwood Park Zoo, 1661 Harding Blvd., Norristown. We'll have resource tables from state and local organizations sharing important information about services for children and families. We'll also have fun activities, free food, mascots, zoo animals and more. Read more
A month after the House and Senate approved the state budget, the Senate has finally taken the last administrative step of signing the document and sending it to Governor Shapiro for his signature. The governor signed the bill while vetoing an unagreed to private school voucher program. Now, our public schools, county human services, and other critical programs will receive critical state funding to operate without interruption. Read more
School may be out for the summer, but Norristown Area School District continues to support students in need of nutritious meals. Rep. Greg Scott and I recently stopped by their weekly meal kit distribution. Thank you, Superintendent Chris Dormer, for the invite! Rep. Scott and I were happy to support the program with $150,000 in funding to ensure that students have access to good nutrition through the summer. Read more
“This is not a Republican issue or a Democratic issue, and it is not a city issue or a rural issue – it’s a Pennsylvania issue,” Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton, D-Phila./Delaware, said. “Equitably funding schools is about investing in Pennsylvania’s future and ensuring that every student regardless of the neighborhood they live in has the tools to thrive academically, socially, and civically. Our state’s future starts now, and it’s time to equitably and adequately fund our public schools.” Read more
Our communities thrive because we have so many great services. I'm always appreciative of our first responders, many of whom volunteer their time to put their lives on the line when there is a fire emergency. That is why it's important that we all support our local first responders, including our volunteer-led fire departments. I recently visited Norriton Fire Engine Company to check out their new electronic sign. We are so appreciative of their service to our community. And the sign looks great! I was happy to help secure funding for the signage. Read more
Thank you to everyone who came out to last Saturday's free document shredding event, co-hosted by Rep. Joe Webster and me. We were both pleased to help our neighbors protect their identity by safely disposing of sensitive and unwanted documents. We even had a little excitement at our event, and we want to extend a big thank you to the Jefferson Fire Company No. 1 who quickly helped us when one of the trucks overheated! Read more
I always enjoy hearing directly from our neighbors on the issues you care about. As part of my ongoing efforts to connect with our neighbors ages 55 and older, I am holding a complimentary breakfast in our communities in the coming weeks. It’s a great opportunity for our 55+ neighbors to express concerns and discuss issues that are important to our community. Read more
I hope you’re having a great summer. I always enjoy participating in community events with our neighbors and the Skippack Village 4th of July Parade is one of my favorite annual traditions! My family, my staff and I had a blast seeing everyone along the parade route. Hope you all had a wonderful Independence Day. Read more
School may be out for summer, but college students across our area are getting to work at summer internships. We’re fortunate to have four interns this summer. They are learning all about state government and public service working in my district offices. You may have even met with or spoken with them! Read more
Harrisburg, June 26 – Just six months into the 2023-24 legislative session, Pennsylvania House Democrats are delivering on their promise to prioritize the issues Pennsylvanians care about by passing more than 100 bills focusing on a variety of critical issues that will improve lives for Pennsylvanians. “I’m proud that House Democrats are continuing to advance a people-first agenda,” Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton, D-Phila./Delaware, said. “In just the past few weeks our caucus has advanced measures that would make more seniors eligible for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, plus increase their rebates. We passed an expanded Child and Dependent Care Enhancement Tax Credit -- because when families can afford childcare, more Pennsylvanians can work. We passed tax credits for people in some of the commonwealth’s most in-demand and understaffed professions like nurses, teachers and police. We’re helping all Pennsylvanians save for retirement using our Keystone Saves Program. And we advanced a long-overdue boost in the state minimum wage, which lags every surrounding state and has kept too many Pennsylvanians in poverty.” “After a dozen years of inaction on issues that Pennsylvanians truly care about, we have put forth a diverse, aggressive and bipartisan agenda that will ensure Pennsylvania is a better place to live, learn and work,” said House Majority Leader Matt Bradford, D-Montgomery. “Our Read more
This week the House of Representatives took a major step to address Pennsylvania’s embarrassingly low $7.25 minimum wage by passing a plan with bipartisan support to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026, an annual cost of living increase starting in 2027, and increase tipped minimum wage to 60% of the hourly minimum wage to support our restaurant workers. This will lift up hundreds of thousands of workers across Pennsylvania. Too many Pennsylvanians haven’t had a raise in 15 years, meanwhile the price of everyday household items has soared. The time has come to boost the minimum wage for working families. Read more
I’m so grateful for our police officers for all they do to keep our communities safe. We are fortunate to have police departments in our communities that are working hard every day. We recently provided lunch to the East Norriton Police Department as a small gesture of our appreciation. We're grateful to now have neighboring offices in East Norriton. Thank you to all our first responders for all you do to protect and care for us! Read more
Last week, Gov. Josh Shapiro joined my House colleagues and me, as well as Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Col. Christopher Paris and local law enforcement, in East Lansdowne, Delaware County, to highlight how we are all working to keep communities safe through common sense gun safety measures. We made progress by passing bills with bipartisan support that will provide for universal background checks and protect people in immediate crisis who may harm themselves or others. These are common sense measures that a majority of Pennsylvanians support. We’re fortunate to have a strong ally in the Governor, who has called for these bills to be approved by the Senate and finally become law. I also appreciate that the Governor recognized our efforts to lead on issues that families in our communities care about. Read more
I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend. All across Montgomery County, our communities hosted joyful parades and solemn services to remember all the courageous Americans who gave their lives to defend the freedoms we enjoy today. My office was honored to take part in and provide a citation to the Historical Society of Montgomery County during a Memorial Day ceremony that honored the service of soldiers and veterans interred at Historic Montgomery Cemetery. Read more
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