Updated on January 2, 2021 at 7:10 pm
Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus
A state lawmaker who was elected to serve as the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus chairman in the 2020-21 session has died, the House GOP leader said Saturday.
Rep. Mike Reese, R-Westmoreland/Somerset, “died peacefully with his family by his side Saturday afternoon at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg following an apparent brain aneurysm, Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, the Majority Leader, said in a statement also posted on Reese s official House website and his Facebook page. Reese was 42.
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‘Champion and leader’ Pa. Rep. Mike Reese mourned by colleagues
Updated Jan 03, 2021;
Posted Jan 02, 2021
Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Reese, R-Westmoreland County, shown here from an earlier visit to a social studies class, announced on Monday he tested positive for the coronavirus.
Photo from Rep. Mike Reese s website
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Pennsylvania lawmakers in both chambers and on both sides of the aisle are mourning the loss of one of their colleagues, who quickly climbed into leadership roles, and earned the respect of many who worked alongside him.
Rep. Mike Reese, 42, a six-term Republican member of the state House, died Saturday from an apparent brain aneurysm with his family by his side at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg. He represented Westmoreland and Somerset counties.
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Reese said Dec. 7 he had recently learned that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and had been quarantining for the previous week after learning of his exposure to the virus.
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