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PA Women’s Health Caucus kicks off the 2023-2024 legislative session with a new mission and a reasserted commitment to reproductive rights on the first day of Women’s History Month
(Harrisburg, PA) March 1, 2023 --- Today, on the first day of Women’s History Month, Chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus, Senator Judith Schwank (D-11 Berks), Representative Mary Jo Daley (D-148 Montgomery), and Representative Gina Curry (D-164 Delaware)...
Spotlight on the 17th: Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Senator Amanda Cappelletti Presents $100,000 Grant to The Salvation Army in Norristown
Norristown, PA – February 8, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) today presented a grant to The Salvation Army in Norristown. The state grant for $100,000 will allow The Salvation Army to continue providing services that support families...
Senator Amanda Cappelletti Welcomes West Norriton Township to District 17 with Town Hall
Norristown, PA – February 8, 2023 – Senator Amanda Cappelletti welcomed West Norriton Township to District 17 last night, February 7, by hosting a town hall at The Reformed Church of the Ascension United Church of Christ in the Sanctuary. Senator Cappelletti provided...
Senator Amanda Cappelletti Presents $250,000 Grant to Planned Parenthood Norristown Health Center
Norristown, PA – February 6, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) today presented a grant to Planned Parenthood Norristown Health Center. The grant, totaling $250,000, will directly support reproductive health care to uninsured and...
Senator Cappelletti Presents a $250,000 grant to Planned Parenthood Norristown Health Center
Pennsylvania’s Bipartisan Baby: How Sen. Cappelletti’s First Child is Changing the Political Environment in the Senate
Democrat Amanda Cappelletti feels her Republican colleagues are viewing issues such as maternity leave on a more personal level now that she is about to become the first state senator to give birth while in office. State Sen. Amanda Cappelletti is about to make...
‘There’s no blueprint’: Pennsylvania state senator prepares to give birth amid legislative turmoil
The Pennsylvania legislature begins 2023 mired in uncertainty. The narrowly divided state House has yet to formally organize itself pending three February special elections. The speaker’s election was contested. Neither chamber is currently in session. And amid this...
This Pa. state senator will be the first to give birth in office. She’s part of a wave of women who have upped representation in Harrisburg.
State Sen. Amanda Cappelletti is expecting her first child in March. So, too, it turns out, is the Pennsylvania state Senate. Cappelletti will be the state’s first sitting senator to give birth while in office, and that’s prompted some logistical questions. What does...
Spotlight in the 17th: Narberth Bookshop
Senator Cappelletti and Representative Mary Jo Daley Issue Joint Statement in Response to Lower Merion Police Incident
Lower Merion, PA- January 13, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti and Representative Mary Jo Daley released the following joint statement in response to the incident in Lower Merion over the weekend: “Like everyone, we were disturbed and dismayed to see the video of...
Senator Cappelletti Interviews Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding
Senator Cappelletti Competes in Celebrity Honey Extraction
Senator Amanda Cappelletti Announces 2023-2024 Committee Assignments
Norristown, PA – January 10, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) has announced her committee assignments for the 2023-2024 legislative session, which includes her appointment as Minority Chair of the State Government committee. The Senate...
Opposing Voter ID Laws
Spotlight in the 17th: Riverbend Environmental Education Center
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces Over $7.8 Million in PCCD Grant Funding
Norristown, PA – December 14, 2022 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) announced $7,813,982 in Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) grant funding for organizations that serve Montgomery and Delaware counties. PCCD approved...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces $100,000 State Grant for Norristown Hospitality Center
Norristown, PA – December 6, 2022 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) announced $100,000 in state grant funding for Norristown Hospitality Center. The funding will be utilized for operational upgrades for their location on Church Street in...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti and Representative Tim Briggs Announce $2 Million in RACP Funding
Norristown, PA – November 21, 2022 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) and Representative Tim Briggs (D-149 Montgomery) announced $2,000,000 in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) funding for Innovation 411 Fee Owner, LLC. Innovation...
Senate Democrats Discuss Issue of Anti-Abortion Centers at Capitol Hearing
HARRISBURG, October 28, 2022 – State Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, today joined state Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) and Senator Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) to host a hearing to...