February 9, 2022
Op-Ed: The Case for Property Tax Elimination
Since I was elected Senator in 2019, I`ve heard from constituents on issues that span the spectrum of all areas of the state government. [Read More]
Op-Eds
January 26, 2022
Op-Ed: How Pennsylvania Democrats Hijacked Act 77
In October 2019, Senate leadership brought SB 421 (later Act 77) to the full floor for a vote. I was in my fourth month as a Senator after a career of serving 30 years in the US Army. [Read More]
January 14, 2022
Op-ED: Reevaluating how Pennsylvania funds education
One constant in Harrisburg is that no matter how much more money taxpayers spend on education every year, political activists will say it’s not enough. [Read More]
January 4, 2022
Op-ED: Biden’s failed border security policy has effects well beyond the border
Pennsylvania is over 2,000 miles away from border towns like El Paso, Texas and one may assume that an unsecure southwest border does not affect their distant community. That assumption couldn’t be farther from the truth. [Read More]
December 10, 2021
Op-ed: The Grim Consequences of Soft on Crime Policy Spreads to Pennsylvania
The district attorney responsible for the release of a career violent offender charged in the deadly Christmas parade rampage in Waukesha over two weeks ago has long espoused a reckless approach to crime that is now being replicated by prosecutors across America. [Read More]
December 9, 2021
Op-ED: The PA National Guard deserves the right to Medical Freedom
Everyone deserves the opportunity to make their own medical decisions. This is especially true for our brave men and women who wear the uniform in service to our country. The Pennsylvania National Guard has had a rich history serving the commonwealth with dignity. For over 270 years, our brave Guard members have dedicated their lives […] [Read More]
November 19, 2021
Op-Ed: Preserving the Second Amendment in Pennsylvania
Dating back to our first days as a colony, Pennsylvania has a long history of responsible gun ownership. The right to bear arms is sacred to many communities throughout our Commonwealth. [Read More]
November 17, 2021
Op-Ed: Department of Health’s decision to withhold information continues troubling pattern
Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam has found another “loophole” in the State’s Vital Statistics Law of 1953 in a calculated move to deny lawmakers full disclosure in reviewing the deaths of Pennsylvanians who died from COVID-19. [Read More]
November 5, 2021
MASTRIANO Op-Ed: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will haunt PA long into the future
Pennsylvania is an energy powerhouse. [Read More]
October 14, 2021
Op-Ed: We must listen to the voices of parents in Pennsylvania; not silence them
A nationwide grassroots movement appeared to spring up seemingly out of nowhere in early 2021. A grassroots movement that hasn’t been seen since the days of the tea party in 2010. [Read More]