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Jan 28

Grateful to have participated in the #redsandproject event with the YWCA Hanover. The Red Sand Project is a growing movement to raise awareness for Human Trafficking Victims and Survivors who “fall through the cracks of our social, economic, and political systems, or those of our personal consciousness.”

Jan 27

Downtown Hanover has a bicycle repair station behind FAT BAT BREWING! Thank you to the York County Economic Alliance York County Trail Towns Bloom Grant program for the funding and Fat Bat’s commitment to being a Trail Friendly Business! It’s always a great time to Explore Main Street Hanover and bike the Hanover Trolly Trail to downtown. After the ribbon cutting, PA State Rep. Kate Klunk, Mayor SueAnn Whitman, and I joined others sampling Fat Bat’s Bus Duty. $1 from each Bus Duty pint goes to Hanover High School’s Four Diamonds Mini Thon Fund to fight childhood cancer.

Jan 25

York County Farm Bureau of PA’s Julie Yahnke-Schrum was in Harrisburg today for the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Board of Directors meeting and stopped in to talk about the legislative priorities of our farming community. Julie is an incredible Agvocate for our farmers!

Jan 24

📸 from the 107th annual Pennsylvania Farm Show

featuring: @papreferred, @paforestproducts

Jan 24

Stopped by PA State Rep. Wendy Fink’s Open House this weekend! Her district office is open and ready to serve constituents in the 94th House District. It is located at 100 Redco Avenue in Red Lion. For more information, check out RepWendyFink.com

Jan 20

It was a great celebration of York County’s growing tourism economy yesterday at Explore York County PA’s 20th Annual Tourism Industry Event at Wyndridge Farm!

Keynote Speaker Erik Evian, Director of Data Analytics and Insights for Tourism Economics spoke to York County’s tourism industry as a bright spot in a challenging economy and future opportunities and challenges as we face a recession.

Congratulations to Butch and David Potter of Martin’s Potato Chips and Marie Fisher of Nature's Platter on receiving the Tourism Maker’s Spirit Award!

Jan 19

Thank you to @rep.smucker for hosting today's productive roundtable discussion on ways to combat human trafficking in York County. Rep. Grove and I worked with local law enforcement leaders, including @yorkcountypa District Attorney Dave Sunday and victim advocates to pass the Buyer Beware Act (Act 1 of 2020), which targets the demand side of human trafficking.

Jan 18

Thank you to the students, teachers and parents of Shrewsbury Elementary School who took the time to visit the Capitol today. It was an honor to spend a few minutes with you and show you the Senate Chamber after today's session.

w/ @repkateklunk

Jan 18

Thank you to the Penn Township Board of Supervisors for the warm welcome at last night’s township meeting! Due to reapportionment, I am honored to now represent this municipality and its more than 17,500 citizens in the Senate of Pennsylvania.

Jan 16

"Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love."
- Martin Luther King Jr.

I'm encouraged to see so many younger York Countians volunteering and honoring Dr. King during a Day of Service!

Jan 16

Congratulations to my friend and colleague, @senatorrothman, who took home first place in the 2023 Sen. Mike Waugh Celebrity Feed Scurry event! This annual event raises money to benefit Friends of the Farm Show Foundation.

Jan 15

Rick and I had a blast on Saturday at FesivICE!

Thank you to @northern_central_railway for your continued support of @yorkcountytrailtowns!

Jan 14

Highlights from the 2023 Sen. Mike Waugh Celebrity Feed Scurry

Jan 12

I had a great time participating in the 2023 Senator Mike Waugh Celebrity Feed Scurry event with my colleagues from the #PASenate and #PAHouse. This annual event honors my late predecessor and raises funds for the Friends of the Farm Show Foundation. Thank you to all of the generous sponsors and volunteers who make this event a success!

Check out my YouTube page for video highlights from this event: 🔗 in bio

Jan 11

Proposed Constitutional Amendment on Voter ID passes the PA Senate!

Jan 9

⏮Here is our 2022 Year In Review⏮

✍Contacts who shared feedback regarding legislation:
📈16% increase from 2021

💼Cases resolved for local citizens with state agencies:
📈5% increase from 2021

Jan 9

What a weekend! Celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary, toured the state Capitol, and enjoyed opening day at the Pennsylvania Farm Show with colleagues and family! Thank you to the PA Dairymen's Association’s Dave Smith for sharing his knowledge of our dairy industry and introducing us to the newest calf, Winston!

Jan 8

Congratulations to Quinten Silar of Troop 43 in Dallastown on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout! It was an honor to present him with a citation from the Senate of Pennsylvania.

Quinten, the son of Kim and Vaughn Silar, built and installed eight new trash bins for Leg Up Farm. Well done, Quinten!

Jan 6

Since arriving in the Senate of Pennsylvania four years ago, I became good friends with a thoughtful and approachable senator from Westmoreland County. Over the last four years, I have watched her meteoric rise to serve as the first female Majority Leader of the Senate, and this week, I was honored to give her nominating speech to be the next Senate President Pro Tempore -- another first for women in the General Assembly. @senatorkimlward was unanimously elected by the entire senate – Republicans and Democrats – to serve as the Senate’s top officer. She was also sworn-in as the Lieutenant Governor due to the resignation of former Lt. Governor Fetterman. She will serve in this capacity until former Rep. Austin Davis is sworn in to the role later this month.

During my nominating speech, I said, “In order to successfully put Pennsylvania first and achieve the greatest good for the people of our Commonwealth, it will take strong leadership, steady guidance, a thoughtful approach, and someone with a proven track record of delivering results.” That person is absolutely Sen. Ward. It was a day for the history books, but we know we have our work cut out for us to serve in the best interest of Pennsylvanians. Congratulations to my good friend and trailblazer, Sen. Ward, on shattering the glass ceiling!

Jan 5

Thank you to the team at @crdcglobal for hosting me at their York County facility. I met with COO Ross Gibby and Plant Manager Dan Schmidt to learn more about their process of turning the world’s plastic waste into RESIN8tm , an Eco-Aggregate that improves and enhances concrete and asphalt.

We are grateful to CRDC USA for choosing York County as home to its first North American facility.