“Thanks to the support of my constituents, I’ve been able to deliver legislative reforms that truly benefit the people of Pennsylvania," O'Mara said. Read more
I hope you all had a wonderful and restful holiday this past week, surrounded by loved ones and moments of joy. As we move forward into the new year, I want to take a moment to wish you all a very happy, healthy, and prosperous 2025. Read more
As we celebrate this season of joy and togetherness, I want to extend my warmest wishes to you and your loved ones. Read more
State Reps. Jennifer O’Mara and Dave Delloso today announced a $150,000 grant awarded to Morton-Rutledge Fire Company for essential station repairs. Read more
Thanksgiving is this Thursday, so I wanted to extend warm wishes to you and your family for this special day of gratitude. Read more
State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara will commence her second term as chairwoman of the Pennsylvania House Democrats’ powerful Southeast Delegation. Read more
State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara today announced two grants awarded to fire departments in her legislative district that will go toward critical updates to the stations’ headquarters. Read more
I’m honored to once again represent our community in Harrisburg for another two years. Read more
Mirmont received a grant of $250,000 that will support their facilities enhancement project. Nemours received two grants in amounts of $260,000 and $192,5000 for their Care Closets and Maternal and Newborn Kits programs. Read more
Attorney General Michelle Henry yesterday announced the filing of a lawsuit against the parent company of the Crozer Health System, Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., as well as its executives and former majority owner, the private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners. Read more
I’ve been working for years in Harrisburg to erode the mental health stigma as well as ensure first responders have the tools that they need to effectively do their jobs. I’m honored to share that this week, my efforts paid off. Read more
HARRISBURG, Oct. 23 – State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara is heralding the final passage of legislation she wrote to provide Workers’ Compensation coverage for emergency responders who sustain post-traumatic stress injuries in the line of duty. The legislation has been a passion project for O’Mara, who lost her father – a Philadelphia firefighter – to suicide. “In the aftermath of suicide, we're haunted not just by the loss, but by the silence of what might have been prevented,” said O’Mara, D-Delaware. “That feeling has driven me to see this legislation through, so that it can majorly reduce harm to our emergency-responder community in Pennsylvania.” O’Mara’s bill language from her H.B. 1632 was amended into S.B. 365 , which, upon its final passage today, will be sent to Gov. Josh Shapiro for his signature into law. An estimated 30% of emergency responders develop behavioral health conditions, including depression and PTSI. “While individuals in many other professions can already qualify for Workers’ Compensation for a mental-mental injury like PTSI, Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined first responders do not qualify because witnessing tragedy after tragedy is part of their normal working conditions,” O’Mara said. “But nothing about what first responders experience during an emergency is normal, and this legislation corrects Read more
HARRISBURG, Oct. 22 – State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara, D-Delaware, today announced the award of several high-profile state grants for local projects that will benefit residents of the 165 th Legislative District. Some grants originated from the new Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program, which provides grants to public school districts and area career and technical schools for eligible facility improvement projects. The Program is administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development under the direction of the Commonwealth Financing Authority. Marple Newtown School District: $374,587 to go to Paxon Hollow Middle School Roof Repair Project that will prevent leaks and provide a safer and healthier environment. Springfield School District: $300,000 to go to ET Richardson Middle School Asbestos Floor Tile Replacement Project, which will remediate the health and safety of the school by eliminating potential exposure to asbestos. Delaware County Intermediate Unit Career and Technical School: $1,500,000 to go to roof replacement and repairs at four of their facilities to prevent leaks and improve energy efficiency. Other grants originate from the Statewide Local Share Account, which comes from the PA Race Horse Development and Gaming Act. The act provides for the distribution of gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority to support projects in the public interest within the Commonwealth of Read more
As we head toward the end of this legislative session, I had quite the busy week last week in Harrisburg. Read more
HARRISBURG, Oct. 8 – The Pennsylvania House on Monday unanimously passed a bill aimed at freezing property taxes for longtime homeowners. House Bill 2536 would amend the state constitution by removing the limitation permitting Longtime Owner-Occupant Programs only in Allegheny and Philadelphia counties, thereby enabling future legislation to allow all local taxing authorities the option to adopt such a program to provide greater levels of tax relief to seniors. LOOPs provide property tax relief to homeowners who have lived in their homes for at least 10 years by exempting or deferring property tax increases – even if their home assessment values increase in future years. “We’ve been hearing about the impact high property taxes have, particularly on our senior citizens, for decades, so I am very pleased that my colleagues in the House unanimously supported our bill,” said state Rep. Christina Sappey, D-Chester , who sponsored the bill. “This legislation would provide local governments a way to help those who have lived in their homes over a decade and have felt the burden of rapidly rising property taxes the most. Our state constitution already allows Philadelphia and Allegheny counties the option of creating LOOPs. It’s time to make this mechanism available to the whole state. I believe creating options to address property tax burdens on an ever-aging state is a worthwhile endeavor.” Read more
State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara today announced a $120,000 grant to renovate Swarthmore Police Department headquarters, where work began at the end of last month. Read more
I have some exciting news from Harrisburg, my legislation to require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees passed out of the House Labor and Industry Committee! Read more
In recognition of Suicide Prevention Month, I wanted to ensure people know about locally available mental health care. Read more
State Reps. Lisa Borowski and Jennifer O’Mara, along with the Delaware County Veterans Memorial Association, celebrated today a $40,000 grant the legislators helped secure to place automatic external defibrillators in all American Legion and VFW posts in Delaware County. Read more
Delaware County Democratic legislators applauded the Shapiro administration's move in granting $10 million to Delaware County Community College’s expansion project. Read more
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