Harrisburg, Pa. — Sen. Bob Casey announced Tuesday evening that he will not vote to support Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State. In response, Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Val DiGiorgio made the following statement: “Sen. Bob Casey’s continued obstruction of Presidential nominees is troubling enough, but especially when he is putting […]
Read MorePA GOP STATEMENT: Gov. Wolf shows lack of transparency bona fides in hiding behind Right to Know exceptions
Harrisburg, Pa. — Gov. Tom Wolf’s office responded on Monday to the Republican Party of Pennsylvania’s Right to Know request regarding the redistricting litigation. In so doing, they granted access to the contract for outside counsel. The response claimed there were no records of official communication between the Governor’s office, Democrat Supreme Court Justices or […]
Read MorePA GOP STATEMENT: Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman comments on forthcoming resignation of Congressman Charlie Dent
Harrisburg, Pa. — Congressman Charlie Dent announced Tuesday that he will be resigning in the coming weeks. In response, Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Val DiGiorgio made the following statement: “In his nearly 26 years of public service, Charlie Dent has been a strong public servant and a critical voice for the Lehigh Valley and Central […]
Read MorePA GOP Statement: Tax Day 2018: out with the old and in with the new
Harrisburg, Pa. —The annual dreaded tax deadline has undergone a rebranding this year. America’s hardest working families and small business owners can celebrate the last time they will file their taxes under the outdated, complicated tax code. “As a result of the GOP passing historic, sweeping tax reform, it is estimated that 90 percent of […]
Read MorePA GOP STATEMENT: Republican Party of Pennsylvania files Right to Know Requests with Wolf administration, AOPC to determine level of collusion in judical-mandered Congressional map
Harrisburg, Pa. — Monday, the Republican Party of Pennsylvania filed Right to Know requests with the Office of the Governor and the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts to determine the level of collusion, if any, between the Wolf administration, Democrat Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices, their privately retained experts, and/or any collusion between the Office […]
Read MorePA GOP STATEMENT: Paul Mango must take down recent attack ad
Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Val DiGiorgio has made the following statement regarding the most recent attack ad by Paul Mango: “Having spent time with Paul Mango, I am surprised and disappointed he would go to these depths to assail a fellow Republican. Personal attacks like this hurt our democratic process and will only serve to undermine […]
Read MoreSTATEMENT: National Democratic Redistricting PAC donation to Wolf shows governor’s true allegiances
Harrisburg, Pa. — At the end of March, the National Democratic Redistricting PAC donated $250,000 to Tom Wolf’s reelection campaign just days after federal courts refused to issue stay requests in ongoing redistricting litigation and right before the governor outlined campaign finance reform measures to “curb special interests.” The National Democratic Redistricting PAC […]
Read MoreSTATEMENT: 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
HARRISBURG, Pa.— 50 years ago, on this day in 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tenn. Val DiGiorgio, Chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania issued the following statement: “It is with great sadness that we remember how on this day […]
Read MoreSTATEMENT: American citizenship has become meaningless to the Democratic Party
HARRISBURG, Pa.—In the following statement, PA GOP Chairman Val DiGiorgio questions the Democratic Party’s opposition to reinstating a question on the census that asks whether or not the respondent is a citizen. On the national, state and local level American citizenship has become meaningless to Democrats: “Democrat opposition to counting non-US citizens is yet […]
Read MorePA GOP Oversees Conferee Meeting To Select Candidate for Historic 68th House District Special Election
Harrisburg, Pa.–On Saturday, officials from the Republican Party of Pennsylvania oversaw the selection of Clint Owlett as the Republican candidate for the 68th Pennsylvania House District Special Election. The election will fill Representative Matt Baker’s seat, who has accepted a presidential appointment to become the Regional Director of the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs […]
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