Dear Friends:

I have some great news.   I learned this week that Representative Eddie Day Pashinski has joined Northeastern Pennsylvania legislators Reps. Mundy, Eachus, Carroll, Wansacz, and Senator Bob Mellow as a co-sponsor Pennsylvania HB 1400.   This brings the total number of co-sponsors to a record 74 – the highest ever for pro-LGBT legislation.

This legislation (House Bill 1400 and Senate Bill 761) if successful, will add protections based on actual (and perceived) sexual orientation and gender identity/expression in the areas of employment, housing, and access to public accommodations.

If you live in one of their districts, please call and e-mail them and thank them for their support.  Contact information is below.
 
Sample Message:

Dear Representative:

Mary Smith
1234 North Main Street
City, PA 18000

 

Rep. Phyllis Mundy (D-120) – 570-283-9622 – pmundy@pahouse.net

(Exeter, Jackson Twp, Kingston Township, Courtdale, Exeter, Forty Fort, Kingston, Luzerne, Pringle, Swoyersville, West Pittston, West Wyoming, Wyoming)

 

Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-121) – 570-825-5934 – epashins@pahouse.net

(Wilkes-Barre City, Wilkes-Barre Township, Plains, Hanover Township (part), Ashley)

Rep. Todd A. Eachus (D-116) – 570-450-7905 – teachus@pahouse.net

(Hazleton, Black Creek, Butler Twp, Foster, Hazle Twp, Sugarloaf, Conyingham, Freeland, Jeddo, West Hazleton, Whitehaven)

 

Rep. Mike Carroll (D-118) - 570-655-4883 – mcarroll@pahouse.net

(Pittston City, Bear Creek, Buck and Jenkins Townships, Avoca, Bear Creek Village, Dupont, Duryea, Hughestown, Laflin, Chestnut Hill, Eldred, Polk Twp, Tobyhanna, Tunkhannock Township)

 

Rep. Jim Wansacz (D-114) – 570-451-3110  - jwansacz@pahouse.net   (Carbondale, Abington Twp, Benton Twp, Fell Twp, Glenburn Twp, Greenfield Twp, La Plume, Newton, N. Abington, Ransom, Scott Twp, Spring Brook, West Abington, Clarks Summit, Dalton, Moosic, Old Forge, Taylor, Vandling, Pittston Township, Yatesville, Forest City, Factoryville)

 

Senator Bob Mellow (D-22) – 570-489-0336 – mellow@dem.pasen.gov

(All of Lackawanna County; the boroughs of Avoca, Dupont and Duryea in Luzerne County; the borough of Mount Pocono and the townships of Barrett, Coolbaugh and Paradise  in Monroe County)

 

If you contact them, please e-mail john@gaynepa.com and let me know how it goes!

 

Best regards, 

John Dawe

Executive Director, NEPA Rainbow Alliance & GayNEPA.com