Sep. 30, 2024 /
HARRISBURG –Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) will be hosting a shredding event for residents of the 64th District on Saturday, Oct. 12, from noon to 2 p.m. at his district office at 3220 State Route 257 in Seneca.
Jul. 25, 2024 /
TITUSVILLE—Today, Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened a hearing to discuss the practical uses of brine, a concentrated solution of water and salt that comes from oil and gas wells. For over 150 years, brine is spread on unpaved roads to suppress dust as well as on icy roads in the winter.
Jul. 22, 2024 /
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Brine Spreading” to examine the practical uses of brine.
Jul. 17, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) announced the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) awarded $22 million in grant and low-interest loan funding to a wastewater project in Franklin.
Jun. 27, 2024 / Press Release
HARRISBURG –Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford), the House Republican co-chair of the Arts and Culture Caucus, welcomed opera singer Dr. Sam DePalma to the state Capitol on Tuesday.
Jun. 13, 2024 /
HARRISBURG –Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford), the House Republican co-chair of the Arts and Culture Caucus, invited opera singer Jamie Bastello to perform at the state Capitol on Tuesday.
Feb. 06, 2024 / Press Release
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Josh Shapiro’s address on his proposed $48.34 billion budget for the 2024-25 Fiscal Year, an 8.4% increase in state funding from the prior fiscal year.
Jan. 24, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) and Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R- Butler/Clarion/Erie/Forest/Venango/Warren) announced the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) awarded nearly $11 million in grant and low-interest loan funding to two sewer projects and one water quality plan in Venango County.
Dec. 19, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) announced today that the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) awarded more than $1 million in grants to projects in the 64th Legislative District.
Oct. 02, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) announced his bill, which would create consistent guidelines in the Borough Code, overwhelmingly passed the House.
Jul. 24, 2023 /
One of our biggest responsibilities as a Legislature is passing a budget for each fiscal year so our core services can receive proper funding.
Apr. 19, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) and Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R- Butler/Clarion/Erie/Forest/Venango/Warren) announced the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) awarded just over $4 million in grant and low-interest loan funds to two projects in Venango County to go toward improving water quality.
Mar. 28, 2023 / Press Release
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Joe Ciresi (D-Montgomery) and Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) introduced legislation on Monday to create the Historic Homeownership Preservation Incentive Tax Credit in Pennsylvania.
Mar. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. R. Lee James (Venango/Crawford) and Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R- Butler/Clarion/Erie/Forest/Venango/Warren) announced today the awarding of more than $1.5 million in state funding to nine projects from the Local Shared Account (LSA) Program for community improvements in Venango County.
Mar. 07, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Josh Shapiro’s address on his proposed $45.8 billion budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year:
Feb. 01, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) announced today that he opened a district office at 104 N. Washington St. in Titusville to serve the needs of the residents of the 64th Legislative District.
Jan. 26, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) announced today that he was named Republican Chairman of the Local Government Committee by the House Republican leadership team for the 2023-24 session.
Dec. 15, 2022 /
Deadline to submit challenges for potential inaccuracies is Jan. 13
Nov. 21, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. R. Lee James (Venango/Butler) announced today that Verland Community Living Arrangements (CLA), headquartered in Sewickley, PA, will receive $2 million in state funding, from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Nov. 07, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) announced his bill, which would add a member of the Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation industry to the Mining Reclamation and Advisory Board (MRAB), was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf as Act 105 of 2022.