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PAGOP COMMITTEE MEMBER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 The Pennsylvania Republican Party has learned that an individual who attended our Fall meeting this past weekend tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. This individual did not attend the Middletown Trump rally, and is largely asymptomatic, but out of abundance of caution, the PAGOP has personally called and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Harrisburg – “I would like to thank my friend Speaker Turzai for his many years of dutiful service to the 28th House District and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” said Lawrence Tabas, Chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania.  “His five plus years as Speaker have been some of the most productive the […]

PAGOP Chairman Lawrence Tabas issued the following statement following Governor Wolf’s unconstitutional change to the Election Tomorrow.  “The health and safety of all Pennsylvanians is our paramount priority, but Governor Wolf does not have the authority to unilaterally alter the terms of an election. The U.S. and Pennsylvania Constitutions clearly give the Legislature the sole authority […]

PAGOP Executive Director Vonne Andring issued the following statement on Governor Wolf taking time away from the COVID-19 State of Emergency and State Budget negotiations to campaign for Joe Biden: “The PAGOP hopes that Governor Wolf will confess to VP Joe Biden that nearly 80% of COVID-related deaths occurred in senior care facilities, but that […]

“It is unthinkable that PA Secretary of Health, Dr. Rachel Levine, would move her mother out of a personal care home, and into a hotel, while ordering nursing and personal care homes to accept COVID patients,” said PAGOP Chairman Lawrence Tabas.  “It is no coincidence that nearly 70% of COVID-related deaths in Pennsylvania occurred in […]

In a letter sent on May 5th to Republican State Committee members, Lawrence Tabas announced the death of longtime Deputy Director, Renee Amoore.  “It is with great sadness that I share with you the passing of a close friend and fierce Republican, Renee Amoore, Deputy Chair of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania,” said PAGOP Chairman […]

The Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Lawrence Tabas issued the following statement on Governor Wolf’s plan to reopen PA’s economy:  “Governor’s Wolf’s announcement of a so-called “plan” to reopen Pennsylvania’s economy falls short of the sensible solutions offered by the State Legislature in SB 613 and SB 327.  There is no timeline, no start date, […]

Republican Party Chairman Lawrence Tabas issued the following statement urging Governor Wolf to sign legislation (SB 613 and SB 327) which would start to safely re-opening Pennsylvania’s economy:  “The Pennsylvania Legislature is taking a bold lead on measures to safely re-open businesses which closed on the unilateral order of Governor Wolf.  On March 16, offering […]

For Immediate Release  Harrisburg – Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Lawrence Tabas released the following statement on Governor Wolf’s veto of House Bill 1100:  “The Republican Party of Pennsylvania joins with labor and industry leaders throughout Pennsylvania to express our disappointment with Governor Wolf’s veto of House Bill 1100. At a time when our Commonwealth […]