Sen. Jake Corman (r-34)
Recent News About Sen. Jake Corman (r-34)
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Corman assumes role of lieutenant governor as Fetterman recovers from stroke and surgery
The Wolf administration announced on May 17 that as Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D-PA) undergoes a "standard medical procedure," president pro tempore of the Senate, Jake Corman, will temporarily take the role of acting lieutenant governor.
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Corman in favor of health care stipend for PA National Guard 'to support the state's COVID-19 response'
Pennsylvania Sen. Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) is raising support for Senate Bill 292, a program that encourages health care professionals to join the National Guard.
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Corman to introduce sweeping reform legislation to 'address concerns about our election system'
Senate President Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) has announced that he will soon be introducing sweeping election reform legislation in light of last week’s Commonwealth Court decision striking down Act 77 of 2019, which allowed no-excuse mail ballots.
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Grove: Wolf administration 'essentially disenfranchised voters' with 'Zuckerbucks' donations
Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) called out Gov. Tom Wolf's (D) administration for the unequal allocation of private funds, which have been dubbed "Zuckerbucks," to counties across the state of Pennsylvania.
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Corman renews call for forensic audit of 2020 election 'to dig deeper into the issues facing our election system'
The logistics of how President Joe Biden defeated former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania has been brought into question, which ultimately led to the call for a full forensic investigation into the election by State Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte).
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Shapiro issues lawsuit: 'Giving this data away would compromise the privacy of every Pennsylvania voter'
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has issued a lawsuit against Republican state lawmakers, attempting to stop a subpoena for detailed personal voter information in a partisan review of the 2020 election, according to a report by Reuters.
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Corman is 'a firm believer that transparency breeds accountability' when it comes to public spending records
The Pennsylvania Senate will make spending records public for the first time, allowing residents access to the way elected members spend taxpayer money.
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Possible Pennsylvania 2020 vote count discrepancy: 'We need to get to the bottom of why that is the case'
A 40,000-plus vote discrepancy in Pennsylvania, discovered by the nonpartisan Voter Reference Foundation (VRF), could be the subject of Senate hearings, which began last week, into the 2020 general elections and 2021 primary elections.
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Pennsylvania Senate president, citing 'colossal failures,' refuses to honor governor’s withdrawal of nomination
Pennsylvania Senate President Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) said this week that the Senate is under no obligation to honor Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) withdrawal of his nomination for secretary of state.
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Pennsylvania Senate committee schedules first hearing on 2020 election and 2021 primary
Investigative hearings into both the 2020 general election and the 2021 state primary in Pennsylvania begin next week in Harrisburg.
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Pennsylvania lawmaker blasts Wolf over veto: 'Voters and counties are stuck with bad election laws'
News that the Kentucky secretary of state called for special elections on Nov. 2 to fill three legislative vacancies rankled a Pennsylvania House member, whose own election reform legislation was vetoed by Gov. Tom Wolf (D) in June.
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Pennsylvania Senate president commits to forensic audit of elections due to 'underhanded actions' by former secretary of state
Pennsylvania Senate President Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) cites the controversial actions leading up to the November 2020 elections by former Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, and the lack of transparency by current Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid, as the reasons behind his support for a full forensic investigation into the general election and the 2021 primaries.
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Wolf supports voter ID in surprising turnaround but Republicans question whether it's a 'reasonable approach'
Despite vetoing an election integrity bill earlier this year, Gov. Tom Wolf (D) has changed his tune when it comes to the possibility of voter ID laws being enacted in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania Senate president encouraged by Wolf's interest in 'real and meaningful election reforms'
Pennsylvania’s Republican state lawmakers have welcomed Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) abrupt reversal in his position on voter ID, and they are hopeful that negotiations with his office will lead to reforms they say will secure the state’s election procedures.
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Pennsylvania's Corman: 'Senate Republicans will continue our efforts to strengthen our election system'
Advocates for secure election laws are on the lookout for what could be large-scale additions to legislation in Congress, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (House Resolution 4), now that the For the People Act (House Resolution 1 and Senate Bill 1) appears dead, according to the National Review.