Photo Gallery

Sen. Gordner helps cut the ribbon at the opening of Fresh Roast Coffee in Selinsgrove. The company has been established through the Keystone Innovation Zone program.

October 11, 2011 - The Senate Labor and Industry Committee, chaired by Senator Gordner, held a public hearing in Chambersburg on legislation to amend the state's Prevailing Wage laws.  

Sen. Gordner presents the SBDC "Charles H. Coder" award to David Myers of Bucknell University.  Senator Gordner was the 2010 recipient of the Coder award, recognizing support of Pennsylvania's Small Business Development Centers. Also pictured is Bucknell head of engineering Keith Buffinton (l) and SBDC Director Jon Vernam(r).
 

September 19, 2011 - Senator John Gordner (R-27) joins senators from Northeastern PA at a Harrisburg news conference to introduce a comprehensive, bipartisan legislative package aimed at bringing relief to communities affected by the recent floods. 

August 9, 2011 - Senator John Gordner chairs a joint hearing of the Senate and House Labor and Industry Committees to discuss further reforms to the state's unemployment compensation system. (Click on the photo to view an additional photo from this event.)

August 4, 2011 - Sen. Gordner meets with Medical Director Dr. John Pagana and Physician Assistant David Albright at A Community Clinic in Sunbury. A Community Clinic is supported through a Senate supported budget line for free clinics in Pennsylvania.

June 30, 2011 - Sen. Gordner joins Governor Corbett and Rep. Mark Mustio (R-Allegheny) for a bill signing ceremony to enact a major update to the state's workers' compensation law.

June 23, 2011 - Sen. Gordner participates in the bill signing for Senate Bill 1006 which criminalizes the possession, sale and use of synthetic drugs commonly known as 'bath salts'.

June 21, 2011 - Sen. Gordner, who serves as the Chairman of the Senate Labor and Industry Committee, conducts a hearing to favorably recommend Governor Tom Corbett’s nominee for Secretary of Labor and Industry, Julia Hearthway, to the full Senate for a confirmation vote.

May 24, 2011 - Sen. Gordner questions Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Alan Walker during a hearing of the Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee on Governor Tom Corbett’s plan for Partnerships for Regional Economic Performance (PREP).

May 22, 2011 - Sen. Gordner meets with students and their advisor from Selinsgrove High School. Sen. Gordner competed against the students at Selinsgrove in the annual Stock Market Game Legislative Challenge sponsored by EconomicsPennsylvania.

May 10, 2011 - Sen. Gordner poses with the guest chaplain for the Senate, Pastor Lee Barnhardt and his wife, Annie, from First English Baptist Church, Bloomsburg.

April 25, 2011 - Sen. Gordner participates in the bill signing ceremony for Act 1 of 2011 which repeals the mandate that all newly built single and double family homes include a sprinkler system. It also reforms the process by which building code updates are considered and adopted in Pennsylvania.

March 16, 2011 - Sen. Gordner questions Budget Secretary Charles Zogby about Governor Tom Corbett's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2011-12. The hearing was conducted by the Senate Appropriations Committee as part of a series of budget hearings which included all of the major departments of state government.

March 3, 2011 - Sen. Gordner participates in the groundbreaking for the new Milton Public Library at Rose Hill. Sen. Gordner helped secure $1 million in state funding for the project.

March 1, 2011 - Sen. Gordner poses on the Senate floor with the members of the 2010 PIAA Class A Pennsylvania state championship girls soccer team from Warrior Run High School, Lewis Township, Northumberland County. The team was awarded with a congratulatory citation by the full Senate. This is the first PIAA state championship for the Warrior Run School District.

February 11, 2011 - Sen. Gordner poses with members of the statewide Board of Directors and staff of EconomicsPennsylvania on the floor of the Senate. EconomicsPennsylvania is the single largest not-for-profit economic education organization in the Commonwealth. Pictured are Fritz Heinemann (President & CEO), Carol Semple Thompson (Vice Chair of the Board), Sen. Gordner (Board Member), Amy Solomon (Vice President for Administration), and Lloyd Lamm (Board Member).

February 7, 2011 - Sen. Gordner poses with the guest chaplain for the Senate, Pastor Denny Mallonee, from Faith Baptist Church, Beaver Springs, Snyder County.

January 31, 2011 - Sen. Gordner met with community leaders from Selinsgrove to present them with $1.25 million in state funding for the proposed community center and library expansion project.

January 24, 2011 - Sen. Gordner poses with the other members of the Senate Republican Leadership team. Bottom: Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9), President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25), Appropriations Committee Chairman Jake Corman (R-34). Top: Majority Caucus Chairman Mike Waugh (R-28), Majority Policy Committee Chairman Ted Erickson (R-26), Majority Whip Pat Browne (R-16), Majority Caucus Secretary Bob Robbins (R-50), Majority Caucus Administrator John Gordner (R-27).