In his tenure representing the 187th District in Lehigh and Berks counties, Rep. Gary Day continues to apply his experience in both the public and private sectors to address Pennsylvania’s most critical issues.
During the 2015-16 legislative session, he continues to work toward protecting the quality of life for constituents, including fighting to support our local volunteer firefighters and increasing the safety in both suburban and rural neighborhoods. He uses his experience to ensure that everyone he represents has equal access to state services and an equal voice in state policy.
For the 2015-16 session, he is serving on the following standing House committees:
His committee assignments this term involve participation on the Appropriations, Health Insurance and Professional Licensure committees.
During the 2013-14 session, Day served as chairman of the House Select Committee on School Safety and Security, which helped develop and examine legislation to enhance safety in schools across Pennsylvania. Day steered the effort in the House to create the committee through successful passage of House Resolution 53.
Before his election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2008, Gary was the director of marketing and human resources for Service Electric Cablevision, a local cable television and telecommunications company. Prior to that, he was the executive assistant to the mayor in Allentown, Pennsylvania’s third largest city. He graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a minor in business.
Actively involved in his district, Gary is a lifetime members of the Goodwill Fire Company No. 1, Germansville; a member of the Heidelberg Game Protective Association; and a softball, football and baseball youth sports coach. He is a member of the National Rifle Association, the Ontelaunee Rod and Gun Club, and Greenleaf Lodge No. 561.
Previously, he was a member of the YMCA board of directors and the Upper Lehigh Lions Club; founding member of the Lehigh Valley Sportsfest; executive director of the Allentown Advancement Team; and an executive committee member of the Allentown Economic Development Corporation.
Gary and his wife, Susan, have three children -- Erynn, Samuel and Claudia. They are members of the Saint Joseph the Worker Church.
The district includes the Northwestern Lehigh and half of Parkland School Districts in Lehigh County. In Berks County, it includes the Maxatawny Township, as well as the boroughs of Kutztown and Lyons.
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