cutler – The Lancaster Patriot

Hickernell Appointed to Gaming Control Board

Michael Yoder — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:49:18 +0000

Lancaster County politicians and communities have historically been averse to becoming entangled in the gambling industry. But one former Lancaster County member of the House of Representatives now sits on a powerful regulatory board overseeing gaming and gambling in Pennsylvania. Former West Donegal Township Rep. Dave Hickernell was officially sworn in as one of seven board members of…

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Friends of Bryan Cutler Committee Received Contributions from Pfizer

Chris Hume — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 19:24:33 +0000

According to campaign finance reports filed with the Pa. Department of State, the political committee Friends of Bryan Cutler received contributions from vaccine producers Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson in 2022. The 2022, Cycle 2 campaign finance report for Friends of Bryan Cutler lists a contribution of $1,500 from Pfizer PAC, located at 235 East 42nd Street, New York.

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Rozzi on Court’s Affirmation of Feb. 7 Date for Special Elections: ‘A Victory for Democracy’

Chris Hume — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 14:22:28 +0000

Last week, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that all three elections for vacated seats in the Pennsylvania House will be held on Feb. 7. House Republicans and Democrats had been contesting the dates for special elections in the 34th and 35th Districts. (The 32nd District election, necessitated by the death of Rep. Tony DeLuca was not in question.) The court case was initiated by…

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Judges Hear Oral Arguments Regarding McClinton’s Writs of Election

Chris Hume — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:49:42 +0000

A three-judge panel of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania – two Democrats and one Republican – heard oral arguments yesterday in a case challenging the writs of election issued by Pa. State Rep. Joanna McClinton (D). Though there are three vacant seats in the Pa. House that require special elections to fill, the judges are only hearing arguments concerning the seats vacated by…

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Zimmerman: ‘A Day of Betrayal’

Chris Hume — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:16:38 +0000

Pennsylvania State Rep. Dave Zimmerman (R-99) said Tuesday was “a sad day” and “a day of betrayal at the highest level” as 16 House Republicans, including Rep. Bryan Cutler (R-100), voted for a Democrat to become the Speaker of the House. Following a midterm election and three vacated seats, Pennsylvania Republicans held a slim majority (101-99) in the House leading up to Tuesday’s vote for…

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Cutler Elected as House Republican Leader

Michael Yoder — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Lancaster County State Rep. Bryan Cutler won the leadership role of the House Republican caucus last week during a six-hour long closed-door meeting in Harrisburg as the House Speaker position remains in limbo. Cutler, who took over as majority leader in 2019 from Rep. Dave Reed and became Speaker in June 2020 after the resignation of Rep. Mike Turazi, will most likely lose the Speaker role…

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