Pyle Seeks Fourth Term in State House

State Rep. Jeff Pyle (R-Armstrong/Indiana) today announced that he will seek re-election to serve the citizens of Armstrong and Indiana counties in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. State Sen. Don White (R-41) will serve as honorary chairman for Pyle’s campaign.

“I am pleased to serve as Jeff Pyle’s honorary campaign chairman. He is a vital ally for me here at home and in Harrisburg and I am always able count on him,” White said. “Jeff Pyle should continue to serve the people of Armstrong and Indiana counties in the House of Representatives because he is a strong voice on the issues important to our communities. He has a true passion for his work and the chance to help people is where he really shines. He is a growing force in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.”

Speaking on his record of the past two years, Pyle has produced results for the 60th District citizens’ greatest areas of interest: protecting existing and attracting new jobs, repair and replacing our roads and bridges, holding the line on taxes and protection of our outdoor sporting traditions.

“When it appeared that jobs in our local steel industry might be leaving the state, I was integral in the passage of the $1.5 billion Allegheny Technologies
Brackenridge hot strip mill legislation that protected hundreds of good steelworker jobs in our region. Currently, an aggressive environmental agenda threatens thousands of jobs in the natural resource, energy production, trucking and all of their peripheral industries in Armstrong and Indiana counties. In building bipartisan coalitions of legislators, I’ve turned back many of these shortsighted policies and many more lie in waiting. I’ll fight them too. We can’t lose any more jobs. Our local economy and families took a bad loss with Eljer but have been involved in a strong recent effort to repopulate new companies offering jobs on the Eljer site and am hopeful it will happen soon.”

“Having the voters’ trust during the past five years has allowed me to build the
seniority needed to get on the House Transportation Committee. This committee has allowed me to expedite the repair and replacement of many roads and bridges in our towns and townships as well as the new West Kittanning Bridge. The commitments I worked hard to secure are now made and after 20 years of waiting, the Freeport and Laneville bridges are now being repaired or replaced. It’s fair to say that my position on the Transportation committee has been very beneficial for Armstrong and Indiana counties.”

“I voted ‘NO’ on last year’s huge proposed tax increases because as Pennsylvanians, we could not afford it and demanded that we curtail runaway state spending. I received thousands of emails and phone calls from every corner of the 60th District urging me to vote against the proposed tax hikes and I did. Raising taxes in the rut of a recession would have meant far too many tough choices in far too many homes already struggling economically. The 101 day budget standoff was is gracefully unnecessary and hurt our social services beyond words but our District made it loud and clear -hold the line on taxes. I did.”

Pyle is a life member of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and has earned an A+ rating for his positions on the Second Amendment and the rights of law-abiding citizens to bear arms. He greatly shaped the new poaching law and has been responsible for the defeat of many anti-gun measures. He is also a member of the Firearm Owners Against Crime (FOAC) and numerous local sportsman’s clubs. “I strongly advocate the Castle Doctrine,” he added. Pyle is also recognized as “strongly pro-life” by the state’s leading pro-life organizations. He will reach his fifth year anniversary of cancer survival in February.

Pyle, 46, is seeking a fourth two-year term and represents the Boroughs of Apollo, Applewold, Ford City, Ford Cliff, Freeport, Kittanning, Manorville, North Apollo, West Kittanning, Worthington and the Townships of Burrell, East Franklin, Kiskiminetas, Kittanning, Manor, North Buffalo, Rayburn, South Bend, South Buffalo, Valley, West Franklin in Armstrong County; and the Boroughs of Creekside, Ernest, Shelocta, and the Townships of Armstrong, Brush Valley, Cherryhill, Green, Rayne and Washington in Indiana County.