Rep. Mike Turzai
28th Legislative District
House Republican Whip
Mike Turzai hit the ground running strong as soon as he was elected State Representative for the 28th district, representing communities in the North Hills of Allegheny County, in 2001. He quickly emerged as a commonsense, principled leader promoting fiscal responsibility, economic competitiveness and professional integrity. Mike was elected by the House Republican Caucus to serve as the Republican Whip for the 2009-2010 session. As Whip, Mike is a leader in the caucus and is in charge of organizing members for floor debate and votes.
Rep. Turzai has focused his efforts on standing up for hard working families. He has pushed hard to control government spending so we can reduce taxes on families. He has been out front in calling for a reduction in the personal income tax, a cut in the consumer electric tax and has fought for tax incentives for college savings. Mike has emerged as strong voice of opposition against Gov. Rendell’s tax, spend and borrow agenda.
Rep. Turzai has pushed for job retention and creation by advocating measures to lower overhead costs for employers, thereby incenting them to stay and expand here or start up and relocate here. He has lead efforts to provide real business tax relief. Mike has advocated for lawsuit abuse reform and a fair and balanced workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation system.
Rep. Turzai has been a staunch advocate to bring integrity to Harrisburg. He voted against the legislative pay raise and never accepted any increase. He helped to lead efforts to repeal the pay raise. As a former prosecutor, he has demanded real reforms to Rendell’s gambling scheme.
Mike and his wife, Lidia and their three sons, Andrew, Stephen and Matthew, live in Bradford Woods and are involved in many community activities.