Erie state Reps. Pat Harkins (right) and Flo Fabrizio (left) welcome students from Central Tech Career and Technical School to the state Capitol.

Rep. Harkins, seated at left, is pictured with other Democratic members of the 2007-08 freshman class of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Rep. Harkins and Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll welcome Team 291-CIA to the House of Representatives. The team, which includes students from Erie Central High School, Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy and Villa Maria Academy, won first place in the Philadelphia Regionals of the 2007 For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics competition. Pictured are (back row, left to right) Adam Last, John Curtin, Chris Wehrer, (front row, left to right) Molly Homchenko, Emily Last, Tom Pomorski, Rep. Harkins, Lt. Gov. Knoll, Erica DiLuzio, Alex Phadt and Peter Reed.