YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– The Pennsylvania House of Representatives welcomed its newest member on Tuesday.
According to the Speaker of the House, Joanna McClinton’s Office, State Rep. George Margetas (R-York) had his oath of office administered by Dauphin County Common Pleas Judge La Tasha C. Williams on Tuesday.
Rep. Margetas was voted into office in a special election on Tuesday, May 19, for the 196th district of Pennsylvania, which includes Dover, Heidelberg, Jackson, North Codorus, Paradise, and West Manchester townships and Dover, New Salem, Seven Valleys, and Spring Grove boroughs.
“Swearing in a new member is always a special occasion in the state House of Representatives,” said Speaker Joanna McClinton (D-Phila./Delaware). “As a longtime public servant Representative Margetas brings with him a wealth of experience that will allow him to hit the ground running in serving his neighbors in his new role.”
Margetas kicks off his term as the General Assembly is meeting for back-to-back weeks of session.
The May 19 race filled the remaining months of former State Rep. Seth Grove’s term after Grove resigned in January due to a conflict of interest concern.
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