Fleming begins new term

Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus    January 10, 2025 | 10:03 AM

HARRISBURG, Jan. 8 – State Rep. Justin Fleming was sworn in to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Tuesday, beginning a new term serving the 105th Legislative District.

“I am both honored and humbled that my constituents have once again trusted me to advocate for them at the Capitol,” said Fleming, D-Dauphin. “I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to work to deliver continued investments in public education, support for working families by raising the minimum wage and instituting paid sick/family leave, investments in mental health services and top-notch constituent services to our residents.

In his first term, Fleming had legislation enacted into law to enable homeowners to disavow restrictive covenants on their property deeds and incentivize redevelopment of shopping malls. A Senate version of his bill to implement a tested literacy program to improve reading rates for school children was also passed into law last year. 

He additionally introduced legislation to simplify Miranda Rights for juvenile suspects and co-sponsored dozens of other legislative proposals.

Fleming has been appointed to serve on the following committees during the 2025-26 term:

Appropriations, Children & Youth, Environmental & Natural Resources Protection, Finance and Local Government.

“I look forward to working with my colleagues across the aisle on these House committees to craft and steward critical legislation impacting Pennsylvanians’ lives, from how their local government operates to environmental protections to the health and safety of Pennsylvania’s children,” Fleming said. “I particularly am honored to have been reappointed to the Appropriations Committee where I will work to ensure that our budget makes critical investments in our schools and expands our mental health services.”

The Pennsylvania General Assembly is currently in its 209th consecutive legislative session, which began on Jan. 1, 2025; the current two-year term runs through Nov. 30, 2026. Pennsylvania's legislative sessions are numbered consecutively, beginning with the first session held in 1790.

The Oath of Office was administered by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Todd and the invocation was given by Bishop Maureen L. Davis, who is pastor of the Open Door Mission True Light Church, located in Philadelphia.