The people of Pennsylvania's 166th Legislative District first elected Greg Vitali to the House of Representatives in 1992. The first Democrat to win this seat, Vitali was re-elected to his 10th term in 2010.

Vitali is active on environmental issues, particularly in the areas of climate and energy.

This term, he has been working to ensure Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling is done in a safe and responsible way. He has introduced a drilling tax bill that would dedicate some of the money to Growing Greener. He has introduced legislation to prohibit the leasing of additional state forestland for natural gas drilling.

Vitali also has introduced legislation to promote use of renewable energy.

In Harrisburg, Vitali serves on the House Appropriations, Environmental Resources and Energy, and State Government committees. He is chairman of the state's Government Committee's Subcommittee on Government Operations.

Vitali has received the following environmental awards:

• 2009 PennFuture Green Power Hero
• 2008 PennEnvironment Environmental Champ
• 2002 PennFuture Green Power Policymaker Award
• 2000 Pennsylvania League of Conservation Voters' Hero Award
• 1997 Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter State Legislator of the Year
• 1995 Pennsylvania Wildlife Federation's Conservation Legislator of the Year

During his tenure in the legislature, Vitali has consistently been at the cutting edge of governmental reform issues.

He is working on legislation to limit the amount of campaign contributions to candidates for state offices.

He also has fought to ban legislative initiative grants, require competitive bidding of state bond contracts, require campaign finance data be accessible via the Internet, provide public financing for gubernatorial elections, ban tax dollars for public service announcements by legislators and prohibit legislative nonprofit corporations.

In 2007, he was appointed to the Speaker's Commission on Legislative Reform. In 1996, Vitali received the Common Cause of Pennsylvania Champion of Good Government Award.

In Harrisburg, Vitali serves on the House Appropriations, Environmental Resources and Energy, and State Government committees.

In his home district, Vitali was instrumental in Haverford Township's acquisition of the 209-acre Haverford State Hospital site and the preservation of large portions of that site for recreation and open space. He also secured state funding for the planning and construction of an indoor recreational facility there.

A world traveler, Vitali has toured Russia, China, Cuba, Vietnam, Israel, India, the Czech Republic, Turkey and the Balkans, as well as much of western Europe. In 1983 Vitali rode his bicycle across the United States.

An avid distance runner, Vitali has completed 12 marathons, including the 1980 Boston Marathon and the 2005 Prague International Marathon. He competes regularly in local foot races.

Vitali was born and raised in Haverford Township, Delaware County. He attended Sacred Heart Grade School and St. Joseph’s College Preparatory School. In 1978, he graduated cum laude from Villanova with a bachelor's degree in economics. Vitali earned his law degree from Villanova in 1981, and then opened his own law practice in Havertown where he worked for the next 11 years before his election to the state House. Vitali was a member of the adjunct faculty at Villanova University from 2000 to 2005.