Rep. Paul Friel
@repfriel.com
PA State Representative for the 26th House District, serving Northern Chester County.
Over the last year, many wonderful folks have reached out to ask what can be done to stand for democracy, protect our neighbors, and create a more vibrant and compassionate community.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Over the last year, many wonderful folks have reached out to ask what can be done to stand for democracy, protect our neighbors, and create a more vibrant and compassionate community.
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We are at a critical moment in American history.
Now is not a time for fear, nor is it a time for deference toward anyone who would seek to usurp loyalty that is only owed to the Constitution.
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Now is not a time for fear, nor is it a time for deference toward anyone who would seek to usurp loyalty that is only owed to the Constitution.
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Pa. House lawmakers introduce resolution condemning Trump’s threats of political violence
HARRISBURG, Nov. 21 — State Rep. Paul Friel announced today plans to introduce a resolution in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives condemning recent threats of political violence made by President Donald Trump against Democratic elected officials and reaffirming American service...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
We are at a critical moment in American history.
Now is not a time for fear, nor is it a time for deference toward anyone who would seek to usurp loyalty that is only owed to the Constitution.
www.pahouse.com/friel/InTheN...
Now is not a time for fear, nor is it a time for deference toward anyone who would seek to usurp loyalty that is only owed to the Constitution.
www.pahouse.com/friel/InTheN...
It is indeed time for moral clarity.
ALL Americans, regardless of party, should be horrified by the President threatening violence against duly elected members of Congress who simply said that uniformed service members should only obey lawful orders.We MUST stand together against political violence.
ALL Americans, regardless of party, should be horrified by the President threatening violence against duly elected members of Congress who simply said that uniformed service members should only obey lawful orders.We MUST stand together against political violence.
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It is indeed time for moral clarity.
ALL Americans, regardless of party, should be horrified by the President threatening violence against duly elected members of Congress who simply said that uniformed service members should only obey lawful orders.We MUST stand together against political violence.
ALL Americans, regardless of party, should be horrified by the President threatening violence against duly elected members of Congress who simply said that uniformed service members should only obey lawful orders.We MUST stand together against political violence.
It’s important to understand the lack of funding that impacts our community. Thanks to everyone who came out to our town hall last night with @repciresi.com!
You can watch the full town hall here:
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You can watch the full town hall here:
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October 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It’s important to understand the lack of funding that impacts our community. Thanks to everyone who came out to our town hall last night with @repciresi.com!
You can watch the full town hall here:
youtu.be/YAxcmIce-4A
You can watch the full town hall here:
youtu.be/YAxcmIce-4A
Check out my September newsletter- complete with legislative updates, info about upcoming events, and highlights from the last few months:
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September 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Check out my September newsletter- complete with legislative updates, info about upcoming events, and highlights from the last few months:
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Yesterday I along with my co-chair Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill , and our fellow members of the Economic Competitiveness Caucus held a roundtable at Pfizer to discuss life sciences and technology in PA.
September 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Yesterday I along with my co-chair Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill , and our fellow members of the Economic Competitiveness Caucus held a roundtable at Pfizer to discuss life sciences and technology in PA.
As Benjamin Franklin emerged from the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787,
Elizabeth Willing Powel asked him: "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?"
He replied: “A republic, if you can keep it.”
Elizabeth Willing Powel asked him: "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?"
He replied: “A republic, if you can keep it.”
September 17, 1787: A Republic, If You Can Keep It (U.S. National Park Service)
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September 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
As Benjamin Franklin emerged from the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787,
Elizabeth Willing Powel asked him: "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?"
He replied: “A republic, if you can keep it.”
Elizabeth Willing Powel asked him: "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?"
He replied: “A republic, if you can keep it.”
Today we remember and honor the lives of those we lost on 9-11.
May their memories inspire us to serve and uplift each other, strengthening our community, nation, and world.
May their memories inspire us to serve and uplift each other, strengthening our community, nation, and world.
September 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Today we remember and honor the lives of those we lost on 9-11.
May their memories inspire us to serve and uplift each other, strengthening our community, nation, and world.
May their memories inspire us to serve and uplift each other, strengthening our community, nation, and world.
PA taxpayers deserve fiscal responsibility. We are past due for cyber charter reform.
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Report: Pennsylvania Cyber Charters Stockpiling Funds
A June report from a Philadelphia-based education research organization, shows that Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools are banking taxpayer dollars at a far higher rate than public schools.
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September 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
PA taxpayers deserve fiscal responsibility. We are past due for cyber charter reform.
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September 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote.
We are thankful for all those who have worked and sacrificed to expand the right to vote, seizing on the possibility of progress for generations of Americans.
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We are thankful for all those who have worked and sacrificed to expand the right to vote, seizing on the possibility of progress for generations of Americans.
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19th Amendment: A Timeline of the Fight for All Women's Right to Vote | HISTORY
From Seneca Falls to the civil rights movement, see what events led to the ratification of the 19th amendment and lat...
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August 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote.
We are thankful for all those who have worked and sacrificed to expand the right to vote, seizing on the possibility of progress for generations of Americans.
www.history.com/articles/19t...
We are thankful for all those who have worked and sacrificed to expand the right to vote, seizing on the possibility of progress for generations of Americans.
www.history.com/articles/19t...
Let's be clear about something:
When the Senate GOP tries to flat fund our public schools, they *fail* to live up to their constitutional duty.
When the Senate GOP tries to flat fund our public schools, they *fail* to live up to their constitutional duty.
August 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Let's be clear about something:
When the Senate GOP tries to flat fund our public schools, they *fail* to live up to their constitutional duty.
When the Senate GOP tries to flat fund our public schools, they *fail* to live up to their constitutional duty.
This is the perfect clip that embodies the Pa Senate GOP.
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I Don’t Like My Job | Scene from Office Space #shorts #comedy #movie
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August 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This is the perfect clip that embodies the Pa Senate GOP.
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Cyber charter reform is key to passing a budget that supports our schools and being fiscally responsible. Now is the time.
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Rep. Paul Friel: Now is the time for cyber charter reform
Good stewardship of tax dollars is essential to restoring trust in our education system.
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August 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Cyber charter reform is key to passing a budget that supports our schools and being fiscally responsible. Now is the time.
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Today my colleagues and I voted for a safer, smoother commute for you and for EVERYONE in Chester Co.
We’re investing in a brighter future and making sure tax dollars are spent wisely. Now the Senate needs to finally do its job. Tell your senator to get back to work!
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We’re investing in a brighter future and making sure tax dollars are spent wisely. Now the Senate needs to finally do its job. Tell your senator to get back to work!
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Tell Senate Republicans to Get Back to Work so YOU Can Get to Work
The budget is overdue and transit systems you and your loved ones depend on are going to start cutting routes and canceling services like buses, trains and rides to the doctor for seniors. The House ...
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August 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Today my colleagues and I voted for a safer, smoother commute for you and for EVERYONE in Chester Co.
We’re investing in a brighter future and making sure tax dollars are spent wisely. Now the Senate needs to finally do its job. Tell your senator to get back to work!
www.pahouse.com/TakeAction?a...
We’re investing in a brighter future and making sure tax dollars are spent wisely. Now the Senate needs to finally do its job. Tell your senator to get back to work!
www.pahouse.com/TakeAction?a...
Where are they? How come the #PASenate is nowhere to be found when we have a budget that is long overdue? The #PAHouse has passed mass transit legislation that would benefit all Pennsylvanians, but the Senate refuses to act. youtu.be/X7qbZnjQBiA
Friel: The PA Senate Needs to Do Their Job
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August 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Where are they? How come the #PASenate is nowhere to be found when we have a budget that is long overdue? The #PAHouse has passed mass transit legislation that would benefit all Pennsylvanians, but the Senate refuses to act. youtu.be/X7qbZnjQBiA
Our team had a great time at the Pottstown Pride event on Saturday. It's wonderful to have these places for free expression and joyful celebration- thanks to everyone who showed up and made it happen!
July 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Our team had a great time at the Pottstown Pride event on Saturday. It's wonderful to have these places for free expression and joyful celebration- thanks to everyone who showed up and made it happen!
Be on the lookout for unclaimed property checks from the Money Match program!
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Pa. residents to get up to $500 next month: ‘This is real money’
Thousands of people in Pennsylvania will get checks of up to $500 in August.
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July 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Be on the lookout for unclaimed property checks from the Money Match program!
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Good news (by the pound!) from our June Shredding/E-Waste/Food Drive Event:
At our event the community donated 1,200 lbs of food, shredded 9,520 lbs of documents, recycled 9,331 lbs of e-waste, and prevented 7,952lbs of CO2 emissions from being release into the air.
At our event the community donated 1,200 lbs of food, shredded 9,520 lbs of documents, recycled 9,331 lbs of e-waste, and prevented 7,952lbs of CO2 emissions from being release into the air.
July 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Good news (by the pound!) from our June Shredding/E-Waste/Food Drive Event:
At our event the community donated 1,200 lbs of food, shredded 9,520 lbs of documents, recycled 9,331 lbs of e-waste, and prevented 7,952lbs of CO2 emissions from being release into the air.
At our event the community donated 1,200 lbs of food, shredded 9,520 lbs of documents, recycled 9,331 lbs of e-waste, and prevented 7,952lbs of CO2 emissions from being release into the air.
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When armed agents in masks grab people off the street with no ID or badge, it doesn't make us safer—it erodes democracy. @repfriel.com is pushing to bring accountability and transparency to immigration enforcement in Pennsylvania. Public safety starts with public trust.
Pa. lawmakers to introduce bill to rein in masks worn by government agents
HARRISBURG, July 21 – A group of state House lawmakers are proposing a law to restore trust and public safety in government operations by seeing that all government agents and law enforcement…
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July 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
When armed agents in masks grab people off the street with no ID or badge, it doesn't make us safer—it erodes democracy. @repfriel.com is pushing to bring accountability and transparency to immigration enforcement in Pennsylvania. Public safety starts with public trust.
My colleagues and I have introduced a bill to ensure that all government agents operating within Pennsylvania do not conceal their official identities or wear masks during what have become tragically routine raids.
July 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
My colleagues and I have introduced a bill to ensure that all government agents operating within Pennsylvania do not conceal their official identities or wear masks during what have become tragically routine raids.
It’s all about creating jobs and helping new startup companies thrive in PA. My bill passed the House that would allow new businesses to sell their net operating losses so they have more money to invest in workers and equipment, helping them grow while growing a stronger economy for all.
July 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
It’s all about creating jobs and helping new startup companies thrive in PA. My bill passed the House that would allow new businesses to sell their net operating losses so they have more money to invest in workers and equipment, helping them grow while growing a stronger economy for all.
“We just simply can’t let students just enroll here & never show up to school. We often hear that we’re their last hope. But where is that hope getting them if we just allow them to come here and flounder and just duck attendance policies?”
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PA Cyber teachers call for reforms, even as cyber leaders remain unified in opposition
They say school leaders are not doing enough to ensure students are attending classes and receiving the supports they need to succeed.
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June 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“We just simply can’t let students just enroll here & never show up to school. We often hear that we’re their last hope. But where is that hope getting them if we just allow them to come here and flounder and just duck attendance policies?”
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Our conversation included the danger and harm glock switches to convert guns into automatic weapons brings into our communities, as well recent PA Supreme Court rulings on non-violent first-time offenders and expungement.
June 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Our conversation included the danger and harm glock switches to convert guns into automatic weapons brings into our communities, as well recent PA Supreme Court rulings on non-violent first-time offenders and expungement.
Shredding Event this Saturday!
June 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Shredding Event this Saturday!