{"id":115390,"date":"2023-01-03T22:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T03:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=115390"},"modified":"2023-01-03T22:00:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T03:00:15","slug":"siegel-begins-first-term-in-pa-house-of-representatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=115390","title":{"rendered":"Siegel begins first term in PA House of Representatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>HARRISBURG, Jan. 3 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>State Rep. Josh Siegel today was sworn into his first term serving the 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0Legislative District.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The noon ceremony marked the beginning of the 2023-24 session of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is an honor that the residents of the city of Allentown have given me this opportunity to be their voice and represent them in Harrisburg and I am eager to work on their behalf,\u201d said Siegel, D-Lehigh. \u201cAs this new session gets underway, it presents not only new challenges, but also a chance for meaningful changes for hardworking Pennsylvanians and their families, and I look forward to coming to the table to make the commonwealth better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siegel\u2019s legislative priorities include addressing the crisis of affordability afflicting Pennsylvania families by working to lower their everyday fixed costs, economic and cultural development to strengthen and grow Pennsylvania\u2019s economy, supporting the rights of workers to unionize, increasing funding for public education, protecting and expanding access to reproductive health care, promoting justice and equity for LGTBQ community, and protecting and strengthening our democracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siegel has a B.S. in international relations from Seton Hall University.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his first term, Siegel joins 25 other new members from across the state, the largest class of incoming legislators to the House Democratic Caucus in more than 15 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pahouse.com\/Siegel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pahouse.com\/Siegel\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nThomas LeClair<br \/>\nHouse Democratic Communications Office<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HARRISBURG, Jan. 3 \u2013\u00a0State Rep. Josh Siegel today was sworn into his first term serving the 22nd\u00a0Legislative District. 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