Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Stern Center, Great Room, 7:00 p.m.
Participants:
State Representative Stephen Bloom (R), serving the 199th Legislative District in Cumberland County
State Senator Larry Farnese (D), serving the 1st Senatorial District in Philadelphia
The participants will discuss the merits of gun control provisions currently being considered by the Pennsylvania legislature.
This event is sponsored by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues.
Biographies
Representative Stephen Bloom, of Cumberland County, was first elected to represent the citizens of the 199th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in November 2010. A practicing lawyer for more than 20 years, now of counsel with the Carlisle firm of Irwin & McKnight, P.C., Bloom focused on business and transactional matters. He was also an adjunct instructor of management and business at Messiah College, where he taught economics and business law.
His mission as a lawmaker is to cut the size and scope of government, reduce the burden of taxes and unnecessary regulation, protect and defend constitutional freedoms, and by doing those things, unleash the power of individuals and businesses to create and grow jobs and economic prosperity.
Full Biography
Senator Larry Farnese was elected to the Senate in 2008 to represent Pennsylvania’s First Senatorial District. The district comprises many unique and vibrant neighborhoods from Port Richmond on the Delaware River to Fairmount Park on the Schuylkill River and also includes South Philadelphia, Center City, the Navy Yard, Philadelphia International Airport and other areas.
Senator Farnese serves as the Democratic Chair of the Communications and Technology Committee. He is also a member of the Appropriations Committee, Banking and Insurance Committee, and the Judiciary Committee. Full Biography
Video of the Debate