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In this Update:

• Remembering Three Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
• Open Government: How to Access Senate Bills, Votes and More
• Don’t be Fooled by Fraudulent Ticket Sellers
• Resource for New Moms: Maternal Mental Health Hotline
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Early Detection is Key
• Upcoming District Events
• Visitors to Harrisburg

Remembering Three Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

Three police officers were killed and two wounded serving a warrant Sept. 17 in York County, a heartbreaking reminder of the risk faced every day by those standing on the thin blue line between order and chaos.

The fallen officers, Detective Mark Baker, Sgt. Detective Cody Becker and Detective Isaiah Emenheiser, were members of the Northern York County Regional Police Department. Their shocking deaths highlight how crucial it is to stand behind law enforcement officers and give them the tools and support they need to serve communities in the safest manner possible.

May their families be granted peace and strength during this difficult time.

Open Government: How to Access Senate Bills, Votes and More

Pennsylvania Senate votes, debates, bills and much more can be accessed via the General Assembly’s website. Citizens can learn who represents them, read bills and amendments, review text of floor debates in the official Senate Journals, and see how senators voted on bills in committee and before the full Senate. 

The committee meeting schedule is also available, along with co-sponsorship memos for each senator. Senate sessions are livestreamed, and video from previous sessions is available back to Jan. 2025.

Pennsylvania statutes (our state laws), the state constitution, recently enacted laws, rules and regulations (PA Code), the PA Bulletin, and more can be viewed by going to the Statutes section. 

Don’t be Fooled by Fraudulent Ticket Sellers

The arrival of the college football season is a good time to check out the playbook for avoiding fraudulent ticket sellers.

Attorney General Dave Sunday offers these suggestions to avoid being scammed:

• Treat someone selling tickets to a popular sporting event with skepticism since these events are likely to be sellouts.
• If you do buy from an individual, it should be someone you know personally, such as a relative, close friend or coworker.
• Unless you know a seller personally, never pay for tickets with a peer-to-peer payment service — such as Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, CashApp or a wire transfer. If the person is a scammer, you won’t be able to get your money back because these apps don’t have the same consumer protections as credit cards.
• When shopping for tickets, check the venue’s floor chart for the event to make sure that the section and seat number actually exist.
• When buying tickets from a reputable seller, such as Ticketmaster or StubHub, make sure that the URL is the correct one and not for a look-alike site created by a scammer.

To report a scam, or if you believe you have been scammed, file a complaint at www.attorneygeneral.gov or by calling 717-787-3391.

Resource for New Moms: Maternal Mental Health Hotline

New moms can experience mental health challenges during or after pregnancy. Some common signs of postpartum depression are:

• Feeling sad or hopeless most of the time.
• Having no interest in things you used to enjoy.
• Not caring for yourself as well (dressing, showering).
• Trouble focusing.
• Not managing daily chores.
• Sleeping or eating too much or too little.

Call or text the Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262) for free, confidential support 24/7. Find out more here.

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Early Detection is Key 

About 13% of American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during their lifetimes, making it the most common cancer in men after skin cancer.

Early detection and treatment are crucial for improving outcomes. Learn about screening options and more here.

Upcoming District Events

Mark your calendar for several upcoming events I will be hosting across the 35th Senatorial District!

I will be hosting my annual Senior Expo in Johnstown next month!

The expo will take place on Thursday, October 2, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Penn Highlands Community College, 101 Community College Way in Johnstown. Admission is free! Stop by for door prizes, health screenings, and information on services available to seniors from government agencies and senior citizen organizations. I look forward to seeing you there!

I will also be hosting my annual Veterans Appreciation Breakfasts next month!

For Cambria County veterans, breakfast will be held on October 16, 2025, at the Young Peoples Community Center in Ebensburg! The doors will open at 8:00 a.m. and breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m.

Registration is required by October 2 to attend. To register, please visit senatorlangerholc.com/vet-breakfast-cambria/ or call my office at 814-266-2277.

For veterans in Clearfield and Centre counties, breakfast will be held on October 30, 2025, at Clearfield VFW Post 1785! The doors will open at 8:00 a.m. and breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m.

Registration is required by October 16 to attend. To register, please visit senatorlangerholc.com/vet-breakfast-clearfield/ or call my office at 814-266-2277.

I will be hosting two License Plate Replacement Events next month for damaged and hard to read license plates. Damaged plates have peeling, blistering, discoloration, or a loss of reflectivity, and are unreadable from 50 feet away.

Stop by one of my events to have a police officer determine if your plate needs replaced and to help with the appropriate paperwork. This service is free, and my staff will submit the paperwork to PennDOT for you!

The first event will be held on Wednesday, October 22, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Patton Township Municipal Building, 100 Patton Plaza in State College. If you have any questions or cannot attend the event but need your plate replaced, please contact my office at 814-806-1197.

The second event will be held on Wednesday, October 29, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Curwensville Civic Center, 11 Stadium Drive in Curwensville. If you have any questions or cannot attend the event but need your plate replaced, please contact my office at 814-765-0555.

Visitors to Harrisburg

I would like to remind constituents, to please feel free to stop in my office, Room 281, when you are visiting the State Capitol. My staff and I welcome the opportunity to say hello to you. If you know in advance that you’ll be here, please call 717-787-5400. To schedule a Capitol tour, you can also visit: www.pacapitol.com/plan-a-visit/tours.cfm.

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