Recent News
May 1, 2024
Senate OKs Yaw Bill to Create Independent Energy Office in Pennsylvania
The state Senate today approved Senate Bill 832, sponsored by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) to establish an Independent Energy Office (IEO) within the commonwealth. [Read More]
April 30, 2024
Legislators Unveil Rural Population Revitalization Commission Proposal for PA
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors, along with vice chairman, state Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-121), and state Rep. Dan Moul (R-91), held a news conference today unveiling their legislative efforts to establish a Rural Population Revitalization Commission. The commission would report on rural population changes and make recommendations for attracting and retaining residents in rural Pennsylvania. [Read More]
April 30, 2024
April 29, 2024 – Conservation District Week Floor Remarks
April 29, 2024 – Conservation District Week Floor Remarks [Read More]
April 26, 2024
Senator Yaw’s remarks at Turtle Creek Press Conference in Lewisburg, PA
Senator Yaw’s remarks at Turtle Creek Press Conference in Lewisburg, PA [Read More]
Jan. 2 – Sen. Gene Yaw and Intern Ethan McKenzie
Jan. 8 – Yaw attends Southern Airways announcement at Williamsport Airport
Jan. 10 – Sen. Yaw talks with guests at the 2024 Farm Show Legislative Lunch
Jan. 10 – Sen. Yaw and Tioga Co. Commissioners at 2024 PA Farm Show
Jan. 10 – Sen. Yaw and PA Honey Queen at 2024 PA Farm Show
Jan. 10 – Sen. Yaw talks with owners of Painterland Sisters Yogurt
Jan. 10 – Sen. Yaw and Rep. Owlett at 2024 PA Farm Show
Jan. 10 – Sen. Yaw talks with PA Farm Bureau President, Chris Hoffman
Jan. 18 – Sen. Yaw and Intern Hayden Burke
Jan. 24 – Sen. Yaw speaks at press conference with Coterra Energy at PCT
Jan. 24 – Coterra Energy presents PCT with $1.4 million in NAP funding
Jan. 24 – Sen. Yaw speaks at a roundtable discussion of the Center for Rural PA
Feb. 9, 2024 – Sen. Yaw addresses participants from the Leadership Lycoming program at their annual “Government Day.”
Jan. 22, 2024 – Sen. Yaw and Lycoming Co. Commissioners Scott Metzger, and Marc Sortman
Jan. 31, 2024 – Sen. Yaw, former Rep. Rod Wilt, Sen. Michele Brooks, Dr. Susan Traverso, President of Thiel College, and Dr. Kyle Kopko, Center for Rural PA Executive Director, attend a Center for Rural PA Board of Directors meeting at Thiel College.
Feb. 17, 2024 – Sen. Yaw attends the Old Lycoming Twp. Volunteer Fire Company annual banquet
Feb. 1, 2024 – Sen. Yaw and Ohio Rep. Dick Stein participate in a joint hearing on grid reliability
Sen. Yaw presents Northeast Bradford Junior/Senior High School Boys’ Cross Country team with congratulatory citations honoring their 2023 District IV championship
Sen. Yaw presents Northeast Bradford Junior/Senior High School Girls’ Cross Country team with congratulatory citations honoring their 2023 District IV championship
Sen. Yaw presents Northeast Bradford Junior/Senior High School Girls’ Volleyball team with congratulatory citations honoring their 2023 District IV championship
Sen. Yaw presents Gracelyn Laudermilch with a congratulatory citation honoring her 2023 District IV Individual Girls’ Cross Country Championship
March 7, 2024 – Sen. Yaw discusses legislation with SGS participants
March 7, 2024 – Sen. Yaw visits with student government seminar participants
March 7, 2024 – Sen. Yaw welcomes students to the Student Government Seminar
March 14, 2024 – Sen. Yaw and Secretary Redding visit Economy Locker
April 3, 2024 – Sen. Yaw speaks at the groundbreaking of Newman Commons
March 20, 2024 – Sen. Yaw is joined by representatives from the Pennsylvania Advocacy and Resources for Autism and Intellectual Disability (PAR)
March 21, 2024 – Sen. Yaw speaks at the Tioga Boroughs Association Quarterly Meeting.
April 10, 2024 – Sen. Yaw attends the Susquehanna Valley Friends of NRA banquet in Hughesville
April 22, 2024 – Sen. Yaw meets with Holly Komonczi from Lumber Heritage Region of Pennsylvania, Inc. and Gina Edwards from the Lycoming County Visitors Bureau.
April 25, 2024 – Sen. Yaw speaks at the Turtle Creek Watershed delisting celebration.
April 16, 2024 – Sen. Yaw attends the PA State Association of Township Supervisors Legislative Conference.
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About Gene Yaw
In his free time, Sen. Yaw enjoys boating and spending time outdoors. On summer weekends, he can be found at the lake surrounded by family and friends. Sen. Yaw has coached Little League and coached and refereed for the American Youth Soccer Organization. He is a member of the NRA, Ducks Unlimited, and the Nittany Lion Club. Sen. Yaw and his wife, Ann S. Pepperman, Esq., reside in Loyalsock Township with their dog, Kipper. He is the proud dad of two children, Scott and Mackenzie, and the proud grandpa of three grandchildren with the fourth arriving in Spring, 2024.
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