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

E-news Updates – January 17, 2025

If you find this e-newsletter to be useful, please consider sharing with a friend. If you don’t want to receive this information, just click “unsubscribe” at the bottom. In this Update: PennDOT Contest for Students to Improve Roadway Safety Free Winter Activities at State Parks REAL ID to be In Effect on May 7 Help […]  [Read More]

Picozzi Appointed Member of Senate Appropriations Committee, Chair of Urban Affairs and Housing
January 15, 2025

Picozzi Appointed Member of Senate Appropriations Committee, Chair of Urban Affairs and Housing

Newly elected Sen. Joe Picozzi (R-5) has been appointed to serve on the influential Senate Appropriations Committee and chair the Urban Affairs and Housing Committee in the 2025-26 legislative session.  [Read More]

Picozzi Sworn into Office Representing Northeast Philadelphia in State Senate
January 7, 2025

Picozzi Sworn into Office Representing Northeast Philadelphia in State Senate

State Sen. Joe Picozzi (R-5) was sworn into office today to represent Northeast Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania Senate.  [Read More]

Sen.-Elect Joe Picozzi to Take Oath of Office Jan. 7 
December 17, 2024

Sen.-Elect Joe Picozzi to Take Oath of Office Jan. 7 

State Sen.-elect Joe Picozzi (R-5) will be sworn into office Jan. 7, 2025, in a Senate chamber ceremony at the state Capitol.    [Read More]

Meet Senator Picozzi

Joe Picozzi is a state senator serving Northeast Philadelphia’s 5th Senate District. At 29, he is the youngest state senator in Pennsylvania and the first Republican elected to represent Philadelphia in the State Senate since 1996. The son of a Philadelphia firefighter and a special education teacher, he was born and raised in Somerton and resides in Tacony.

Before running for office, Joe served as chief of staff at the Manhattan Institute and was an aide to future House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Joe graduated from Georgetown University in 2017 where he was a George F. Baker Scholar.
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