State Representative And State Senator
Pennsylvania House Of Representatives And Senate
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
• Pioneered economic development legislation that is currently used at every level of government in Pennsylvania.• Authored Clean Indoor Air Act, regulating smoking in public places. This act became a national model.• Created comprehensive program to integrate services for the homeless in PA.• Authored organ & tissue donation legislation, utilized as a state, federal and international model.• Authored food donor legislation in Pennsylvania which was the first of its kind in the United States and dramatically increased donations of food to organizations serving the hungry.• Developed Pennsylvania Hospital Association policy on use of medical interns.• Mediated with hospitals, doctors, nurses, and pharmaceutical companies to resolve PACE (elderly) drug prescription problems.• Worked with hospitals, insurers, legislators, and mental health consumers to develop the statewide MH/MR program which is viewed as a national model.