Press Releases

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon was sworn into office as the representative for Pennsylvania’s newly drawn 5th Congressional District. Read more »

U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the House Speaker on January 3rd, 2019. Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-7) introduced her first piece of legislation, the Inaugural Fund Integrity Act (IFIA), which will establish limits on donations to inaugural committees, and require donations and disbursements to be disclosed. Read more »

Representatives-elect Madeleine Dean (PA-04 in 116th Congress) and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06 in 116th Congress) and current Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-07) and Susan Wild (PA-15) announced that they have joined the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force for the 116th Congress. “Voters across our region called for a… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon announced she has joined the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and signed on as a cosponsor of the Equality Act, legislation that will bring full, legal civil rights protections to the LGBTQ community.  “Members of the LGBTQ community deserve the same rights, protections, and opportunities… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon joined Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi, Congressman John Sarbanes, Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, and Freshman Members-elect for a press conference on H.R. 1, a bold reform package to restore the promise of our democracy — a government of, by and for the people. “Thank you… Read more »

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon releases the following statement on her support of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s bid for Speaker of the House. “I chose to run for Congress to restore faith in our government and democratic institutions. Pennsylvanians know first-hand the impact of modern-day voter suppression, such as extreme… Read more »