News Releases

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) issued the following statement today after a news report revealed Department of State officials spent weeks inviting Democrat-dominated counties to apply for private election grants before they were made available to Republican-leaning counties:   [Read More]

A package of bills introduced by Senate Republicans today would subject lobbyists and political consultants to new transparency and ethical standards to limit their level of influence in state government.   [Read More]

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) issued the following statement today in reaction to news reports featuring video of an individual stuffing multiple ballots into a drop box in Lackawanna County before the May 2021 Primary Election:   [Read More]

Senator Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) and Representative John Hershey (R-Juniata) celebrated a groundbreaking event today for a new facility in Lewistown to improve the lives of people with vision, physical or mental impairments.   [Read More]

Residents of the 34th Senatorial District are encouraged to participate in a special virtual town hall event to discuss COVID-19 vaccine booster shots on today, October 4 at 2 p.m., according to Senator Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte).   [Read More]

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) issued the following statement today regarding the passing of former Senator Ed Helfrick:   [Read More]

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-34) released the following statement today after supporting the issuance of subpoenas for critical information from the Pennsylvania Department of State as part of the ongoing investigation in the state’s election system:   [Read More]

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-34) issued the following statement in reaction to Governor Wolf’s statement regarding his recall of Acting Secretary of State Degraffenreid:   [Read More]

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) issued the following statement today regarding the beginning of the investigation into our election system and the refusal of the Department of State to participate:   [Read More]

The Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania General Assembly—President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Centre/Mifflin/Juniata/Huntingdon), Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin)—wrote a letter joined by Senate Health and Human Services Chairman Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Erie/Mercer/Warren) and House Health Committee Chairman Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) to Gov. Tom Wolf and Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam seeking more specific COVID-19 data from the Wolf administration. Read Letter   [Read More]

Runners still have time to register in the “Run To Remember” community event marking the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to the event’s host, Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte).   [Read More]

Delivering on the promise of greater transparency in state government, Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) announced today that Senate expense reports are now available to the public online.   [Read More]