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  • Why I’m Running

    Since taking office in January 2009, I have worked hard to bring jobs to our community, cut spending and reform Harrisburg. I am running for re-election to the Pennsylvania House to continue that work.
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  • 2010 Courier Times Endorsement - Re-Elect Santarsiero

    The Bucks County Courier TimesEndorses Steve Santarsiero for State Representative Re-elect Santarsiero The incumbent state representative has been a leader on reform issues.  He deserves another term.
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  • LTE: Santarsiero, an anomaly amongst politicians

    Opinion Letters: Santarsiero, an anomaly amongst politicians Tuesday, October 19, 2010 As a former student of Steve Santarsiero, I have come to know him personally and believe that he is truly an anomaly amongst today’s politicians. Throughout my senior year at Bensalem High School, I had a hard time with my first A.P. course. For the most part, students in advanced placement classes who struggled were simply told “it wasn’t meant to be easy.” But not Steve. Mr.
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  • LTE -Clear choice

    Clear choice By: EDITORIAL Bucks County Courier Times For those who want a fiscally responsible state representative the choice is clear: Steve Santarsiero. In just two years in office, Steve has voted to cut state spending and balance the state's budget without raising either the state income or sales tax.
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  • LTE - Santarsiero the clear choice on Election Day

    Opinion Letters: Santarsiero the clear choice on Election Day Tuesday, October 19, 2010 During my 30-plus years experience in human resources, as a practitioner, executive and independent consultant, I have been involved in leadership selection and development many, many times.
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  • Guest Opinion - Record of accomplishment: What I will do if re-elected

    Record of accomplishment: What I will do if re-elected By: STEVE SANTARSIERO Bucks County Courier Times By STEVE SANTARSIERO Since taking office in January 2009, I have worked hard to bring jobs to our community, cut spending and reform Harrisburg. I am running for re-election to the Pennsylvania House to continue that work. Jobs Earlier this year I was able to convince a marketing firm to relocate to Lower Makefield. It will bring over 200 jobs to the area.
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  • Tough regulations needed for gas drilling

    Tough regulations needed for gas drilling By: CHRIS ENGLISH Bucks County Courier Times NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP All who testified at the hearing said there should be a tax on drilling for natural gas through Marcellus Shale. All the drilling for natural gas through Marcellus Shale formations in Pennsylvania could have severe impacts on the ecosystem if it's not more closely monitored and regulated, environmentalists told a state House of Representatives committee Wednesday. State Rep.
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  • LTE - Can't afford to lose Steve Santarsiero

    Opinion Letters: Can’t afford to lose Steve Santarsiero Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Steve Santarsiero is the type of state legislator we need in Harrisburg.
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  • LTE - Does He Like Us?

    Does he like us? By: EDITORIAL Bucks County Courier Times Why does Robert Ciervo want to represent us in Harrisburg? I was reminded of a blog post on the Council Rock Class of 1986 website during his supervisor campaign in 2007. Ciervo is quoted as saying: "Right now the (Newtown Township Board of Supervisors) does not even have anyone on it who is (originally) from Bucks County let alone from Newtown and my two opponents are from Northeast Philadelphia.
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  • Santarsiero to introduce bill to ban state pension for teachers convicted of endangering welfare of

    Santarsiero to introduce bill to ban state pension for teachers convicted of endangering welfare of children, corruption of minors By: Vivian Silvestri phillyBurbs.com HARRISBURG – State Rep. Steven J.
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  • LTE - Santarsiero dedicated to Scudder Falls Bridge Project

    Letters: Santarsiero dedicated to Scudder Falls Bridge project Monday, September 27, 2010 State Rep. Steve Santarsiero has been effective and pro-active in his approach to the Scudder Falls Bridge Improvement Project which is needed to accommodate current and future traffic levels. His passion for keeping our communities as desirable as possible is demonstrated by his actions: In March 2008, when he was a Lower Makefield Township Supervisor, Mr.
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  • LTE - Santarsiero fighting for his constituents

    Letters: Santarsiero fighting for his constituents against N.J. First Act Monday, September 27, 2010 With joblessness at a record high and the housing market near an all-time low, it is unfathomable that anyone would want to force many longtime residents of the Newtown/Yardley area to make a difficult choice between uprooting their families and losing their jobs.
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  • Santarsiero urges Senate passage of his bill to expedite tax relief to disabled vets

    Yardley News > News Santarsiero urges Senate passage of his bill to expedite tax relief to disabled vets Thursday, September 16, 2010 State Rep. Steven J. Santarsiero, D-31, on Thursday urged members of the state Senate to take up a vote on his disabled veterans' tax relief legislation when they return to session next week. Santarsiero held a news conference at the site of the future Lower Makefield Veterans Monument calling on the Senate to pass his bill (H.B.
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  • Negative campaign distorts truth of water-sewer grant

    Negative campaign distorts truth of water-sewer grant By: GREG CAIOLA Bucks County Courier Times By GREG CAIOLA It probably should not surprise anyone that state Rep. Steve Santarsiero's opponent in this year's election has run a negative campaign since he first announced his candidacy last November. What is surprising is the shrill tone of letters from him and his supporters.
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  • "Thumbs Up" from Courier Times

    Thumbs Up - Thumbs Down Bucks County Courier Times Thumbs up To Pittsburgh's City High Charter School, which adopted a longer school year and has emerged much better for it. While the school's 186-day calendar is just six days longer than the state-required 180 days of instruction, those 186 days are spread across the entire year with about a month off three times a year. This sort of instructional continuity helps students retain more of what they've learned.
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  • Helpful Event - Letter to the Editor

    Helpful event Bucks County Courier Times Recently, state Rep. Steve Santarsiero, D-31, hosted two seminars about college financing. I attended the event held at Council Rock North with about 50 other parents and grandparents of college-bound students. We listened to a terrific panel of state and local experts, which included the state Treasurer Rob McCord.
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  • Bucks lawmaker calls on state to halt contract with Staples until back taxes are paid

    The Advance > News Bucks lawmaker calls on state to halt contract with Staples until back taxes are paid Wednesday, September 8, 2010 At a press conference on Wednesday at his legislative office in Newtown, State Rep. Steven J.
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  • Santarsiero: State should stop buying Staples supplies

    Santarsiero: State should stop buying Staples supplies By: DANNY ADLER Bucks County Courier Times Staples the Office Superstore East is delinquent on its state taxes. Another business entity called Staples Business Advantage holds the state contract for office supplies. State Rep.
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  • Making a difference

    Making a difference Bucks County Courier Times Many people are unaware of state Rep. Steve Santarsiero's career history. Steve started out as an attorney. In fact, he was working as an attorney Sept. 11, 2001, when he witnessed from his office window in Newark, N.J., the horror of that day. This was a life changing moment for Steve, who decided to change his career and make a difference by becoming a high school teacher.
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  • Santarsiero deserves credit

    Santarsiero deserves credit Bucks County Courier Times The Scudder Falls Bridge project has been in the works for over six years now. Every step of the way, Steve Santarsiero has been fighting for our community, first as Lower Makefield supervisor, now as our state representative, to make sure that the project is done right and that residents are protected. Rep. Santarsiero fought to have sound barriers included as part of the project.
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  • Sierra Club Endorses Steve Santarsiero for re-election.

    Bucks News Sierra Club endorses Steve Santarsiero for re-election as State Representative Monday, August 16, 2010 State Representative Steve Santarsiero has received the endorsement of the Pennsylvania Sierra Club, an organization that advocates for environmental conservation. “It is an honor and a privilege to be endorsed by the Sierra Club.
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  • Grand jury report a wake up call for legislators to act

    Grand jury report a wake up call for legislators to act By: STEVE SANTARSIERO Bucks County Courier Times STEVE SANTARSIERO As a freshman member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives I came to Harrisburg in January 2009 to serve the nearly 60,000 residents of the Newtown-Yardley area.
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  • Dolington Road bridge over I-95 reopens after ribbon

    Yardley News > News Dolington Road bridge over I-95 reopens after ribbon cutting Thursday, July 15, 2010 By Matthew Fleishman, Yardley News Editor With a 3 p.m. ribbon cutting on Thursday, July 15, the Dolington Road bridge over I-95 in Lower Makefield Township was reopened to traffic. That portion of Dolington Road had been closed since early June, as PennDOT workers repaired the worn-out bridge. State Rep.
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  • Grant could pave way for projects

    Grant could pave way for projects By: CHRIS ENGLISH The Intelligencer Lower Makefield is trying to secure a $1.2 million state grant to help bring public utilities to the Edgewood Village section. State Rep.
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  • Santarsiero Wins Major Battle In NJ Residency Proposal Fight

    By: CHRISTIAN MENNO Bucks County Courier Times Current New Jersey employees living out of state will be exempt from a proposed residency requirement bill. Current employees of the state of New Jersey would not have to relocate if a new version of a proposed New Jersey law is passed. After pressure from Pennsylvania lawmakers and residents, the "New Jersey First Act," proposed by N.J. state Sens.
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  • Bucks County Courier Times Applauds Santarsiero For Not Taking Perks

    Bucks County Courier Times To state Rep. Steve Santarsiero, D-31, for refusing to take so-called "per diems" - expense money of $163 a day for every day lawmakers are in Harrisburg; this is supposed to cover the cost of food and lodging.
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  • Santarsiero Helps to Bring 200 New Jobs to the Newtown-Yardley Area

    The New York-based Publicis Healthcare Communications Group has inked a 10-year lease agreement that will allow the global public relations and marketing agency to move more than 200 jobs to Lower Makefield. This summer, Publicis will inhabit the brand new, four-story, LEED-certified office building on Floral Vale Boulevard adjacent to the Lower Makefield Corporate Center and a stone's throw from I-95. "We completed it in late 2009 and by then we were already in negotiations with Publ
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  • Santarsiero Delivers Over 1,000 Petition Signatures to NJ Lawmakers in Continuing Fight to Save Jobs

    By Matthew Fleishman, Yardley News Edito“If they want to start a war, we’ll give them a war they won’t forget.”That was the message Pennsylvania State Rep. John Galloway (D-140) had for the members of New Jersey legislature that are trying to force New Jersey state employees to move from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, or else quit their jobs.State Rep. Steve Santarsiero (D-31) is leading a group of Pennsylvania legislators, including Galloway and State Sen.
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  • Santarsiero protests bill requiring state workers live in NJ

    Pennsylvania State Rep. Steve Santarsiero, D-31, is protesting a proposed New Jersey law that would require all state, county and municipal employees in that state to live there or move to the Garden State within 2.5 years.
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  • Editorial – Thumbs up to Steve Santarsiero for Principled Vote Against Table Games

    State Rep. Steve Santarsiero took a principled vote against the expansion of gambling in Pennsylvania. Also, the Newtown Borough Council repealed last month’s mystifying decision to install police surveillance cameras.
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  • Santarsiero's bill would provide property tax relief for unemployed

    The plan would allow an unemployed homeowner to suspend property tax payments for a year. A homeowner unemployed for at least three months could put off paying property taxes for one year under legislation announced Tuesday by state Rep. Steve Santarsiero.
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  • Santarsiero proposes ‘Z Period” for schools

    The program would provide middle school students a safe place to go to hang out with friends, get homework help and participate in exercises to stay physically fit while having fun.
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  • Editorial – Finally, agreement

    The Courier Times is squarely behind Steve’s legislation to withhold legislators’ pay until a budget is passed.
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  • Editorial – Thumbs up to Steve Santarsiero for Signing Reform Petition

    Steve is lauded for signing the petition calling for a state constitutional convention.
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  • The Bucks County Courier Times Endorses Santarsiero in 2008 Race

    Santarsiero in the 31st One inspired reform in the way government operates in Lower Makefield. The other promises to carry on the legacy of respected state Rep. Dave Steil. A leader in the fight to reform the state Legislature, Steil isn’t seeking re-election. Of all the races on the ballot in next week’s general election, the state House race in the 31st House district stands out because of the quality of the candidates.
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