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PA State Rep. Torren Ecker Representing PA's 193rd Legislative District, serving portions of Adams & Cumberland Counties Posts related to election campaigns will be removed.

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Serving as your State Representative has been one of the greatest honors of my life. As I close out the last day in offi...
31/12/2025

Serving as your State Representative has been one of the greatest honors of my life. As I close out the last day in office, I am deeply moved by the people I’ve met and worked with over the past 8 years

Every conversation, school visit, fire company fundraiser, small business stop, and community event reminded me why public service matters. I was trusted with your voices, your concerns, and your hopes and I never took that responsibility lightly.

Together, we worked across party lines to protect taxpayers, support first responders, stand up for working families, and keep our community strong. I’m proud of the work we accomplished and grateful to the colleagues, staff, local leaders, and advocates who helped make it possible.

Most of all, thank you to the people of Adams and Cumberland Counties. Your trust, your honesty, and your criticism (David L Richwine)
and engagement made me a better public servant and a better person.

While this chapter comes to a close, my commitment to our community does not. I will always be thankful for the opportunity to serve and for the friendships built along the way.

From my family to yours—thank you.

26/12/2025

Thank you for trusting me to serve you. It's been my honor.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
24/12/2025

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

17/12/2025

I gave one the toughest speeches of my life. Yesterday, I formally said good bye to the House of Representatives as my time in office winds down.
Thank you all for the opportunity to serve you. It has truly been an honor and a pleasure.

The Shapiro administration recently announced the termination of a vendor responsible for handling outbound mail from so...
11/12/2025

The Shapiro administration recently announced the termination of a vendor responsible for handling outbound mail from some state agencies. This vendor failed to deliver a significant volume of documents, and it remains unclear how many Pennsylvanians may have been impacted.

Among the affected agencies was the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), which indicated some invitations to renew driver licenses and vehicle registrations, driver license camera cards, vehicle registration cards and address update cards were delayed.

A new vendor has been hired, and all previously unsent mail should be delivered within 7-10 days.

If you are waiting for official paperwork from a state agency and believe your mail has been delayed, you are welcome to contact my office We may be able to assist in determining the status of missing materials or help facilitate communication with the appropriate agency.

Older adults and Pennsylvanians with disabilities have until Dec. 31 to apply for the state’s 2024 Property Tax/Rent Reb...
09/12/2025

Older adults and Pennsylvanians with disabilities have until Dec. 31 to apply for the state’s 2024 Property Tax/Rent Rebate program. Remember, assistance through my office is always free. You need not pay a private firm for assistance.

Income limits increased again this year to $46,520 for both homeowners and renters. This is due to a 2023 law I supported that adjusted the income limit based on annual increases in the Consumer Price Index. Remember to exclude 50% of Social Security when determining your income. The maximum rebate is $1,000.

The program is open to residents age 65 years and older; widows and widowers 50 years and older; and people with disabilities 18 years and older.

Click here for additional information or to apply online: www.pa.gov/agencies/revenue/incentives-credits-and-programs/ptrr
Or contact my office for assistance. The 2025 Property Tax/Rent Rebate program will open for applications in mid- to late January.

Eighty-four years later, the lessons of Pearl Harbor still guide us: remain vigilant, stand united, and honor those who ...
07/12/2025

Eighty-four years later, the lessons of Pearl Harbor still guide us: remain vigilant, stand united, and honor those who serve. We remember the brave Americans who were killed and wounded that morning and recommit ourselves to preserving the liberties they defended.

As we gather today, let’s take a moment to reflect on the challenges we’ve overcome and the opportunities ahead. Thanksg...
27/11/2025

As we gather today, let’s take a moment to reflect on the challenges we’ve overcome and the opportunities ahead. Thanksgiving reminds us to appreciate what’s steady and good in our lives. I hope your day is filled with rest, gratitude and the people who matter most.

𝐄𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 HARRISBURG – An initiative conceived...
19/11/2025

𝐄𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

HARRISBURG – An initiative conceived in Adams County to direct estates of residents who die without a will or heirs to charities in their home counties, rather than going to the state’s General Fund, is one step away from becoming law, Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Abbottstown) said.

“Although it’s uncommon, some Pennsylvanians die without a will or surviving family. Right now, the proceeds from their estates go to Harrisburg and disappear into the state budget,” Ecker said. “Those dollars should remain in the communities where these individuals lived and support the local nonprofits that serve their neighbors.”

Ecker’s House Bill 1091, which was amended into House Bill 1176, would direct such estates to non-profit organizations within the county of the deceased’s residence. The idea was brought to Ecker’s attention by Ralph Serpe, president and CEO of the Adams County Community Foundation.

Earlier today, the House approved the bill on a concurrence vote, and it is now heading to the governor’s desk for his consideration.

“Local nonprofits are often the backbone of our communities, and directing these funds to them ensures the impact of that individual endures,” Ecker said. “I look forward to the governor reviewing this bill and, hopefully, signing it into law.”

Nov. 19th 1863. - Gettysburg“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, co...
19/11/2025

Nov. 19th 1863. - Gettysburg

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
“Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
“But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us,that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

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