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E-news Updates – January 17, 2025
January 17, 2025

E-news Updates – January 17, 2025

In this Update: Erie Women’s Fund Human Trafficking Educational Session Highmark Event Center Zurn Industries Tour Governor Shapiro’s Housing Executive Order Roundtable Discussion Mercy Center for Women State Grant PennDOT Contest for Students to Improve Roadway Safety Free Winter Activities at State Parks REAL ID to be In Effect on May 7 Help is Available […]  [Read More]

Laughlin Announces $4.2 Million in Grant Funding for Community and Youth Programs in Erie
January 16, 2025

Laughlin Announces $4.2 Million in Grant Funding for Community and Youth Programs in Erie

Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49) announced significant investments in Erie’s community safety and youth development through the approval of Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) and Building Opportunity through Out-of-School Time (BOOST) grants by the School Safety and Security Committee.  [Read More]

E-news Updates – January 10, 2025
January 10, 2025

E-news Updates – January 10, 2025

In this Update: Laughlin Sworn in for Third PA Senate Term Laughlin Appointed Chair of Senate Law and Justice Committee Scholarships Available Soon for Students Earning Degrees in In-Demand Jobs Online Resource Tracks State Plows More Veterans are Eligible for Free Birth and Death Certificates Schedule Your Free State Capitol Tour Laughlin Sworn in for […]  [Read More]

Laughlin Appointed Chair of Senate Law and Justice Committee
January 9, 2025

Laughlin Appointed Chair of Senate Law and Justice Committee

Following being sworn into office on Tuesday, Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49) was appointed as chair of the Senate Law and Justice Committee.  [Read More]

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Office of Senator Dan Laughlin

Harrisburg Office

Senate Box 203049
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3049
Telephone: (717) 787-8927
TTY: 800-364-1581
Text: (814) 900-4527

District Office

1314 Griswold Plaza
Suite 101
Erie, PA 16501
Telephone: (814) 453-2515
Text: (814) 900-4527

Meet Dan Laughlin

Sen. Dan Laughlin was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 2016 to represent the 49th Senatorial District, which includes nearly all of Erie County. He was reelected in November 2020. Born in Erie and raised in the Erie Heights housing project, Sen. Laughlin is the son of a decorated World War II veteran. As a small business owner, Sen. Laughlin strongly supports policies that create jobs, limit government spending and ease the tax and regulatory burden on job-creators. An advocate for government reform, he is committed to making state government accessible and accountable to the people he serves.
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