Monday will mark Memorial Day, when we remember and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our nation.

In observance of Memorial Day, my office will be closed tomorrow at noon through Monday, May 25. We will reopen for regular hours on Tuesday, May 26.

As a physician-legislator, I know how critical it is that we address the rising number of uninsured Pennsylvanians. I am happy to share that the House Finance Committee held a hearing on HB 2550, legislation I am working on with Reps. Mazzocco and Samuelson to help small business employees obtain affordable, high quality health insurance. Visit this page to hear my remarks from the hearing and this page to read more about the bill.

The North Allegheny Boys Tennis Team won the PIAA state championship for the third time after defeating Conestoga 3-1 in the finals. Visit this page to read more.

The Avonworth Boys’ Varsity Baseball Team won the WPIAL Class 3A Section 2 Title, defeating South Park 7-1. Antelopes’ pitcher Carson Franc struck out 11 batters, giving up only three hits. Visit this page to read more.

North Allegheny Rowing won medals and a national championship qualification at the 2026 Midwest Scholastic Rowing Association Championships. The Tigers finished 14th out of 52 teams, including 5th in Women’s Sculling points, 6th in Men’s Sculling points, and 8th in Division II combined points – climbing five spots overall!

The following North Allegheny Track & Field athletes distinguished themselves at the WPIAL Individual Championships:

Girls:

• Audrey Maxwell – WPIAL discus title and third place in the shot put.
• Taylor Neese WPIAL shot put title.
• Avery Ruffus – triple jump champion, with Lydia Randiga taking fourth place.
• Maya Currie – silver medalist in the 800-meter. 
• Lindsay Breneman – silver medalist in the pole vault. 
• Kendra Smith – fourth place in the 100-meter dash. 
• Emma Neese and Amara Daugherty – fourth and fifth in the javelin. 
• Samantha Strelck – fifth in the 3200-meter.

Boys:

• Charles Gibson – bronze medalist in the discus.
• Rocco Martino – seventh in the 200-meter. 
• Gatik Hirwani – eighth place in the 1600-meter.

In addition, the girls’ 4×800-meter relay team won the bronze medal, and the 4×400-meter relay team took fifth place, while the boys’ 4×800-meter relay team finished in eighth. Visit this page to read more. Good luck, Tigers, at the PIAA Individual Championships coming up on May 22-23.

Congratulations to all our district’s talented student-athletes on your accomplishments!

It’s National EMS Week. I had the privilege of attending the McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority open house and congratulating our EMS heroes on being named 2026 Pennsylvania Ambulance Service of the Year! As a physician-legislator, I am proud to be a strong advocate for state grant support for our local EMS agencies and to work with them as an emergency physician.

I recently attended a legislative breakfast hosted by the Conference of Allegheny Providers and heard from families, providers and other advocates about the challenges we face caring for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I am committed to championing state policies to help these residents thrive.

Due to House rules around how I can contact you in the time leading up to an election, you may not have received my emails during the last two months. Below, you can find updates on some of the most important work I have done in that time for our community.

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I welcomed $65,000 in grant funding to keep our community safe. These grants will fund security investments for Temple Ohav Shalom and sexual assault education at La Roche University, both in McCandless.

I also welcomed $300,000 in grants for our first responders, including the McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority and the Peebles Volunteer Fire Department.