Photo Gallery

Sen. Pat Vance recently participated in the 28th Annual Super Saturday in South Middleton Township. She joined others in assisting to begin the Rubber Ducky Regatta. Pictured from left, are, U.S. Congressman Todd Platts; Kurt Uhler, park supervisor; John Gross, county treasurer; Vance; Brett Ludwig; Eric Vorodi; and Tom Faley, township supervisor.
 

On July 16 a bipartisan group of legislators called on the Governor to convene a special session of the General Assembly to focus on reform. Legislators gathered at the press conference signed a petition requiring the Governor to convene the special session. Sen. Pat Vance and Rep. Katie True are pictured signing the petition for a special session.

Sen. Pat Vance hosted Governor Rendell in July at the Mechanicsburg Wastewater Treatment Plant to sign Senate Bill 2 and Senate Bill 1341. Senate Bill 2 may help local ratepayers with the burden of funding upgrades to wastewater treatment plants. This is important to communities that must upgrade wastewater plants to comply with the Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy. Pictured from left are, Glenda Boyer, interim borough manager; J. Matthew Seagrist, council member; John McDermott, council member; Roger Ciecierski, council member; Governor Ed Rendell; Mayor Jack Ritter; Vance; and Rep. Jerry Nailor.

Sen. Pat Vance hosted the Camp Hill High School Boys Baseball team at the Capitol in late June. The team won the 2008 PIAA Class A Championship.

The Cumberland Valley High School Boys Volleyball visited the Capitol in June. The team won the PIAA Class AAA Volleyball Championship. Team members and coaches were recognized by the state Senate. Sen. Vance is pictured with the team on the steps in the Rotunda.

Sen. Pat Vance joined with her colleagues on May 20 in unveiling a tax stimulus package that would provide nearly $96 million in tax relief in the upcoming fiscal year. Vance's bill (Senate Bill 1387) would double the amount that small businesses may deduct as Section 179 expenses on their income tax filings.

Students from Cedar Cliff High School in the West Shore School District participated in the first Classrooms for the Future Student Capitol Day. Students show Sen. Vance a project they have been working on through the program.

Rev. Mike Minnix of the First United Methodist Church in Mechanicsburg served as chaplain of the Senate on May 13, 2008. He was invited to serve in this capacity by Sen. Pat Vance. Pictured from left are Vance and Minnix.

Sen. Pat Vance recently participated in a news conference marking the occasion of the first payments made as part of the Pennsylvania Persian Gulf Veterans Benefit Program. The program was approved by Pennsylvania voters through referendum. It allows eligible veterans or beneficiaries to receive a one-time benefit of $75 for each month of active service, up to $525. Survivors of veterans who died as a result of service-connected wounds, diseases or injuries may be eligible for an additional $5,000.

Rev. William Forrey, pastor of St. Patrick Church in Carlisle, served as chaplain of the Senate on May 6, 2008. He was invited to serve in this capacity by Sen. Pat Vance. Pictured from left are Forrey and Vance.

Sen. Pat Vance participated in the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association news conference on May 6 in the Capitol Rotunda. The event was part of National Nurses Week.

This spring Sen. Pat Vance and her district staff assisted residents of Susquehanna View Apartments with their Property Tax/Rent Rebate applications. Pictured from left are Li Kohr, Sen. Vance, and Joe Marsicano.

Rev. Dr. Dennis Keller from First United Methodist Church in Camp Hill served as chaplain of the Senate on April 9, 2008. He was invited to serve in this capacity by Sen. Vance. Picture from left are Keller and Vance.

Brittney Feichtel from East Pennsboro Area High School served as a guest page in the Senate on March 18, 2008. She is pictured at Sen. Pat Vance's desk with the Senator.

Chris Pillon from Camp Hill High School served as a guest page in the Senate on March 17, 2008. He is pictured on the Senate floor with Sen. Pat Vance.

Rev. Dr. J. Stewart Hardy, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Camp Hill, served as chaplain of the Senate on Feb. 5, 2008. He was invited to serve in this capacity by Sen. Pat Vance. Picture from left are Vance, Hardy and Sen. Mary Jo White.

Sen. Pat Vance announces in early February that she secured a commitment to release $1.5 million from the state's Capital Budget to address safety concerns at the Opossum Lake dam.
 

Sen. Pat Vance reacts to the governor's budget address on Feb. 5, 2008.
 

In February Sen. Pat Vance participated in the Capital Area Intermediate Unit’s groundbreaking for the new education center in Mechanicsburg. Students with special needs in the capital area will benefit from the custom-built facility. From left to right, Rep. Glenn Grell; Rep. Jerry Nailor; Alicia McDonald, CAIU Director of Student Services; Mark Rothermel, CAIU Board President; Vance;  Jay "Buck" Swisher, U.S. Rep. Todd Platts' office; Amy Morton, Executive Director of CAIU; and Tim Phipps, Lobar Construction.