Glenn Thompson

Party: Republican

Office: US House ( District: 15 )

A life-long resident of Howard Township, Centre County, PA Congressman Glenn 'GT' Thompson was first elected to represent Pennsylvania’s Fifth (now Fifteenth) District in the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2008 and was most recently sworn in to his 6th term in January 2019. The Congressman now serves as the Dean of the Pennsylvania Republican Delegation.
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Interviews

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Beyond The Podium: Thompson and Williams seek better future for those in PA-15

On the Issues

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Federal Taxes/Economy
From CongressmanGT YouTube Channel: Congressman GT Encourages Support of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, talked about negotiations on the next coronavirus relief bill. From WJAC: Congressman Glen Thompson is pushing the Local Act to extend the deadline for counties to spend their CARES Act funding. With this act, the deadline to spend this money extends from December of this year to December of 2021.
Race and ethnic inequality
From the Record Herald: Voted 'no' on measure to condemn expressions of racism, discrimination or religious intolerance against Asian-Americans related to the Covid-19 pandemic, including the use of such terms as "Chinese Virus," "Wuhan Virus,"...
Police/Criminal Justice Reform
From The Bradford Era: Spoke at a pro-police rally held in St. Marys From ontheissues.org: Death penalty for killing police officers.
Climate Change/Environmental Policy
From ontheissues.org: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling; Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases; Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution; Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules
Supreme Court Appointments
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