August 9, 2010 - 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, 2010 - 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 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.

November 22, 2010 - Senator Gordner participated in a press conference in the rotunda of the State Capitol to urge Governor Rendell to sign House Bill 1231 which will provide workers' compensation coverage for volunteer and professional firefighters who contract cancer as a result of direct exposure to known cancer causing carcinogens in the course of their firefighting duties. Also pictured to Sen. Gordner's left is Senate Majority Leader, Senator Dominic Pileggi.

November 3, 2010 – Senator Gordner along with Allen Biehler, Secretary of PennDOT, participated in a groundbreaking to highlight the construction of new infrastructure for railcar to truck commodity distribution at Boyd Station in Rush Township, Northumberland County. The project was made possible by a Rail/Freight Transportation grant that was strongly supported by Sen. Gordner. Also pictured are Boyd Station partners Russ Cotner, Bryan Cotner and Shannon Cotner.

October 23, 2010 - Senator Gordner participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new science building at Susquehanna University. Also pictured is Representative Russ Fairchild (R-85).

October 8, 2010 - Senator Gordner receives the inaugural Charles H. Coder Leadership in Entrepreneurial Innovation Award in recognition of his leadership to sustain funding for the SBDC program.

September 2, 2010 - Senator Gordner toured the tomato harvesting operations at Furmano's outside of Northumberland. Furmano's is a family owned company that has operated in Northumberland County since 1921.

August 18, 2010 - Senator Gordner presents Dharla Maiden with a citation from the Senate honoring her for her service as Executive Director of the Millersburg Area Senior Center for the past seven years. During Ms. Maiden's tenure as Executive Director, she initiated many new programs that have increased attendance and activities at the Center making it one of the most active senior centers in Dauphin County.

August 12, 2010 - Sen. Gordner participated in the 4-H VIP Dairy Showmanship Contest at the Montour-DeLong Community Fair in Washingtonville. He showed Rosebud, a red and white Holstein, and placed third out of ten participants.

August 4, 2010 - Sen. Gordner questions officials from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the mass transit provider for the Philadelphia region, concerning the disproportionate amount of state funding for mass transit when compared with other sources of governmental support.

June 17, 2010 - Sen. Gordner discusses the Milton Library Relocation Project with Rep. Phillips and John Meckley at the new location for the library at Rose Hill in Milton. The project received a $500,000 grant from the Department of Community and Economic Development later that morning.

June 2, 2010 - Sen. Gordner presents Rep. Phillips and Rep. Fairchild with citations honoring both for being the recipients of the Susquehanna Council Boy Scouts of America 2010 Distinguished Citizen Award at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove.

May 17, 2010 - Sen. Gordner visits Turbotville Elementary in response to letters the students wrote to him requesting a new Pennsylvania flag.

April 29, 2010 - Sen. Gordner meets with Jeremy Horning a senior at Bucknell University who partnered with Hoeganaes Corp. in Watsontown through the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Bucknell to research and develop a solution to a packaging problem Hoeganaes encountered with its powdered metal products.

April 16, 2010 - Sen. Gordner, Rep. Phillips and Rep. Fairchild participate in the dedication of State Route 35 from Selinsgrove to the Snyder County line near Richfield as the Pfc. Justin W. Dreese Memorial Highway.

April 14, 2010 - Sen. Gordner visits Upper Dauphin Area High School in Elizabethville to meet with students he competed against during Economics Pennsylvania's Stock Market Game Legislative Challenge.

April 13, 2010 – Sen. Gordner poses with the fourth grade class from the Columbia County Christian School on the floor of the Senate.

March 8, 2010 – Sen. Gordner invited the Selinsgrove Area High School football team to the State Capitol to be formally congratulated by the full Senate for being the 2009 PIAA AAA state champions.

March 2, 2010 - Sen. Gordner questions the Secretary of Corrections, Jeffrey Beard, during the Department's annual budget hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee.

February 16, 2010 - Sen. Gordner questions the Secretary of the Budget, Mary Soderberg, and the Acting Secretary of Revenue, Dan Hassell, about the use of lottery funds during a Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing.

February 8, 2010 - Sen. Gordner and Rep. Millard host the Bloomsburg University Field Hockey team at the Capitol to honor the team’s fourth straight NCAA Division II title.

January 6, 2010 - Sen. Gordner offers remarks at the groundbreaking for the riverfront project in Sunbury. Also pictured is Lynda Schlegel-Culver representing Rep. Merle Phillips.

January 6, 2010 - Sen. Gordner participates in a groundbreaking ceremony in Sunbury for the Riverfront Project. Pictured from left are Fred Thompson and Barry Heim, of Kinsley Contracting; Sen. John Gordner; Linda Culver, of Rep. Merle Phillips’ office; U.S. Cong. Chris Carney; Tom Deans, project coordinator; Jim Eister, of city council parks and recreation; former Sunbury mayor Jesse Woodring, and Scott Russell and Brian Funkhouser, of Buchart Horn Inc.

November 17, 2009 - Sen. Gordner was the guest speaker at the annual dinner of the Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce in Mount Carmel.

August 14, 2009 - Senator Gordner witnessed the signing of an agreement between the Shamokin branch of Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) and Misericordia University to jointly offer accelerated bachelor's degrees in business administration, professional studies and registered nursing. The program will allow students to obtain a bachelor's degree in 2 1/2 years.

June 23, 2009 - Senator Gordner meets in the Senate chamber with Miles Wolfe, Ben Showers, Jon Root and Jacob Snyder, participants in the American Legion's Keystone Boys State program. Miles, Jon and Jacob represented Shikellamy High School while Ben represented Selinsgrove Area High School.

April 16, 2009 - Sen. Gordner participates in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Senior Wellness Center at the YMCA in Elizabethville.

April 11, 2009 - Senator Gordner meets with students from the Columbia- Montour Vocational Technical School. Samantha Dagostine, Emily Hartman, Jessica Whitenight and Kelly Strada won first place in a statewide travel/lodging management competition held at the Nittany Lion Inn in State College. The students were accompanied by their teacher and advisor Donna Harris.

April 9, 2009 - Senator Gordner questions local government officials at a meeting of the Senate Republican Policy Committee held at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport regarding the potential impact of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale region. The panel included Sen. Gene Yaw (R – Lycoming County), Rep. Garth Everett (R – Lycoming County) and Rep. Rick Mirabito (D – Lycoming County).

March 24, 2009 - Senator Gordner meets with students attending Susquehanna University as part of the Student Lobbying Day for the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP). Pictured from left to right are Jesse Ramsey from Northumberland, Eric Sweeney from Bloomsburg, Cassie Collier from Mount Carmel and Adam Krushinskie from Shamokin.

March 17, 2009 - Senator Gordner speaks at a Capitol press conference to announce the introduction of legislation to address courthouse corruption involving juveniles in Luzerne County. He is joined by Sen. Lisa Baker (R – Luzerne County), Rep. John Yudichak (D – Luzerne County), Rep. Craig Dally (R – Northampton County), Sen. Pat Browne (R – Lehigh County), Sen. LeAnna Washington (D – Philadelphia County) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R – Lycoming County).

March 17, 2009 - Senator Gordner meets in the Senate chamber with Future Farmers of America (FFA) students and advisors from Benton, Central Columbia, Danville Area, Line Mountain, Midd-West and Upper Dauphin school districts

March 2, 2009 - Senator Gordner questions Estelle Richman, Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare, as part of the Appropriations Committee’s annual budget hearings. Sen. Pat Vance (R – Cumberland County), pictured on the left, also participated in the hearing.

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October 8, 2010 - Senator Gordner receives the inaugural Charles H. Coder Leadership in Entrepreneurial Innovation Award in recognition of his leadership to sustain funding for the SBDC program.

September 2, 2010 - Senator Gordner toured the tomato harvesting operations at Furmano's outside of Northumberland. Furmano's is a family owned company that has operated in Northumberland County since 1921.