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Sen. Laughlin Announces Technology Grant to Support Digital Access in Erie
July 17, 2025

Sen. Laughlin Announces Technology Grant to Support Digital Access in Erie

Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49) today announced that the Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC) has been awarded 90 laptops through the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority’s Digital Connectivity Technology Program to expand digital access in Erie County.  [Read More]

Laughlin Announces $30 Million in Water Infrastructure Projects
July 16, 2025

Laughlin Announces $30 Million in Water Infrastructure Projects

Nearly $30 million in critical water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades are coming to Erie County thanks to state support from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST), Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49) announced today.  [Read More]

Sen. Laughlin Announces Grant to Help Erie City Water Authority Upgrade Fleet
July 14, 2025

Sen. Laughlin Announces Grant to Help Erie City Water Authority Upgrade Fleet

Senator Dan Laughlin (R-49) today announced that the Erie City Water Authority has been awarded grant funding through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) Program.  [Read More]

E-news Updates – July 11, 2025
July 11, 2025

E-news Updates – July 11, 2025

In this Update: Sunday Hunting Bill Signed into Law Do You Have Unclaimed Money Waiting for You? Celebrating the Barber National Institute Malicious Deepfake Scams Targeted by New Law Protecting Our Children: Sex Offender Registry Loophole Closed Pennsylvania Officially Joins Three Health Care Licensure Compacts Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program Application Deadline Extended to Dec. 31 […]  [Read More]

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Office of Senator Dan Laughlin

Harrisburg Office

Senate Box 203049
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3049
Telephone: (717) 787-8927
TTY: 800-364-1581
Text: (814) 900-4527

District Office

1314 Griswold Plaza
Suite 101
Erie, PA 16501
Telephone: (814) 453-2515
Text: (814) 900-4527

Meet Dan Laughlin

Sen. Dan Laughlin was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 2016 to represent the 49th Senatorial District, which includes nearly all of Erie County. He was reelected in 2020 and 2024. Born in Erie and raised in the Erie Heights housing project, Sen. Laughlin is the son of a decorated World War II veteran. As a small business owner, Sen. Laughlin strongly supports policies that create jobs, limit government spending and ease the tax and regulatory burden on job-creators. An advocate for government reform, he is committed to making state government accessible and accountable to the people he serves.
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