With Thanksgiving approaching, I want to extend warm wishes to you and your family and express my hope that you have plenty to be thankful for this year. Besides my family, I’m so thankful for the opportunity to represent the incredible people of this district in Harrisburg.

Pennsylvania's statewide deer firearms season begins Saturday, November 29 and runs through Saturday, December 13. Those dates include two of the approved Sundays for the 2025-26 season, which were made possible by my bill, now Act 36 of 2025, repealing PA’s outdated ban on Sunday hunting. 

I urge all hunters to be safe and be seen. You can review the fluorescent orange requirements here. Hunters are also reminded to tag and report their harvest by phone, by mail, or online, and you can learn more about reporting here.

I loved kicking off the holiday season last weekend at the Tarentum Brackenridge Christmas Parade. I’m so grateful to be part of this community! Read news coverage of the parade here.

Due to an error by the Allegheny County Department of Court Records, more than 1,000 people here in the county are receiving notices that their license will be suspended because of a driving-related court case that concluded years ago – in some cases, as long as 12 years. If you are impacted, you will receive notice of that suspension in a letter from PennDOT.

There will be a meeting to help appeal these suspensions held by the Allegheny Lawyers Initiative for Justice and Frank Walker Law today – Tuesday, November 25 – from 5 – 7 p.m. at Community Forge (1256 Franklin Ave., Wilkinsburg). You can also join the meeting virtually here. You will need to bring the PennDOT letter notifying you of your suspension.

With more families struggling to put food on the table, my office is serving as a drop-off site for food donations. If you are able, please consider donating non-perishable food items, which we will deliver weekly to food banks and pantries in our area. Stop by any weekday between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at my Cheswick office at 1296 Pittsburgh St.

As the next school semester approaches, the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is offering financial assistance to eligible children of veterans through the Educational Gratuity Program. The program helps children of honorably discharged wartime veterans with service-connected total and permanent disabilities, as well as children of veterans who died in service, with tuition, books, and other educational expenses.

Eligible applicants (ages 16–23, Pennsylvania residents for 5+ years, attending a PA school, and demonstrating financial need) can receive up to $4,000 per child. Funds can be applied to colleges, trade schools, or apprenticeships throughout the state.

Learn more about the program here.

District Office

1296 Pittsburgh Street

Cheswick, PA 15024

(724) 826-5151

Pennsylvania State Capitol

111 B East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120

(717) 705-7141