Press Releases

Defending Our Daughters: Make the Promise, Says Gleim

January 7, 2026

HARRISBURG – Continuing her advocacy for fairness in women’s sports, Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) invites residents of the 199th Legislative District to join the “Defending Our Daughters” campaign to show support for the Commonwealth’s female athletes.

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Gleim to Host Concealed Carry Seminar

September 18, 2025

HARRISBURG – Gun owners and those interested in learning more about Pennsylvanian’s gun laws are invited to a Concealed Carry Seminar hosted by state Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Newville Lions Club Fairgrounds, 433 Shippensburg Road, Newville.

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Gleim to Host Farmers Breakfast

September 5, 2025

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) invites farmers and agriculture enthusiasts from the 199th Legislative District to attend the free Farmers Breakfast she will be hosting on Friday, Sept. 19, from 9-11 a.m., at the West Pennsboro Volunteer Fire Company, 20 Park Road, Plainfield.

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Gleim to Host Bridge Dedication Ceremony

June 27, 2025

WHAT: State Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) will host a ceremony to honor the memory of Maj. Gen. Harold “Harry” Greene, a 2002 graduate of the United States Army War College in Carlisle. Greene was killed on Aug. 5, 2014, in an attack while visiting Camp Qargha’s Marshal Fahim National Defense University in Kabul.

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Gleim, Rothman Announce CFA Grant for Carlisle Borough

February 25, 2025

HARRISBURG - Carlisle Borough has been awarded a $675,000 grant for infrastructure improvements by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), according to state Sen. Greg Rothman (R-34) and Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland). The award will support the Carlisle Noble Boulevard School Zone Shared-Use Path Project.

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Gleim to Host 2024 Veterans Appreciation Breakfast

October 31, 2024

WHAT: Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) is hosting her annual Veterans Appreciation Breakfast to honor those who have or are currently serving in our military. The keynote speaker will be retired Col. Frank Hancock, and there will also be state information relevant to veterans. This year’s Quilt of Valor recipient is World War II veteran Col. Lee Burcham of Carlisle.

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Gleim to Host Fall Fair Oct. 18 in Newville

October 15, 2024

WHAT: Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) is hosting a Fall Fair informational event for individuals and families to learn more about programs and services available to them. More than 65 federal, state and local exhibitors; presentations from Gleim, the PA Army National Guard, Firearm Owners Against Crime, and Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland and Perry Counties; voter and mail-in ballot education; and free health screenings will be offered. Children will also be able to trick or treat during the event.

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Dedication of SFC Randall Shughart Memorial Bridge in Newville

May 29, 2024

WHAT: Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) is hosting a dedication ceremony for the SFC Randall Shughart Memorial Bridge. The bridge carrying PA Route 641 over Big Spring Creek on the border of Newville Borough and West Pennsboro Township will be dedicated in his honor under Act 17 of 2023. Shughart died during a rescue operation in service to his country on Oct. 3, 1993, during the battle of Mogadishu, Somalia. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

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Gleim Announces Local Fire, Ambulance Grants

February 13, 2024

HARRISBURG – Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) announced today that fire and emergency response organizations in the 199th Legislative District in Cumberland County are set to receive grants from the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program.

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Executive Decision Subverts Input of PA Citizens

September 21, 2023

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced his administration will be implementing an automatic voter registration system in Pennsylvania just eight weeks before a general election, circumventing the legislative process. The constitutionality of this unilateral decision is in question and the timing again sows distrust among the people.

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