Mar. 27, 2023 / Press Release
![Gebhard, Diamond Announce More than $635,000 for Lebanon County Municipal Projects]()
HARRISBURG – Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-48) and Rep. Russ Diamond (R-102) today announced state grants totaling more than $635,000 have been awarded throughout Lebanon County for projects that will improve public safety and create additional recreational opportunities.
Mar. 21, 2023 /
![Diamond, Gebhard Announce More than $1.7 Million for Water, Public Safety and Infrastructure]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-102) and Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-48) today announced state grants totaling $1,705,634 in order for three Lebanon County municipalities to better serve residents’ needs.
Mar. 13, 2023 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) presented Chloe Bomgardner of Lebanon County with a House citation at the 2023 Cornocopia event in the Capitol Rotunda in recognition of her being crowned the 2023 Pennsylvania Fair Queen.
Feb. 13, 2023 /
![Diamond Reappointed to PA Election Law Advisory Board]()
HARRISBURG – State Representative Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) has been reappointed as a designated member of the Joint State Government Commission’s Election Law Advisory Board by House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler.
Feb. 02, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) today announced his new district office at 175 South Lancaster St. in Jonestown is now open to serve constituents.
Jan. 17, 2023 /
![Richland Public Water Project Moves Forward with PENNVEST Loan Approval, Announces Diamond]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) today announced that Richland Borough has been approved for a $981,853 loan through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST). This will allow the borough to complete a critical public water infrastructure project.
Nov. 22, 2022 /
![Current District Office Closed Until a New Office Can Be Opened, Diamond Says]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) today announced his district office officially closed on Friday, Nov. 18, until the new location is ready.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
![Election Integrity Measure Sponsored by Diamond Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) today announced that the House of Representatives unanimously approved voter roll integrity legislation he sponsored.
Jun. 21, 2022 /
![Diamond, Ryan, Gebhard to Hold REAL ID Seminar in Lebanon]()
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon), Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) and Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-Dauphin/Lebanon/York), will hold a REAL ID seminar in Lebanon to inform constituents about the REAL ID law and the process for obtaining a REAL ID before next spring. Enforcement of the REAL ID Act will begin May 3, 2023.
Jun. 09, 2022 /
![Representative Russ Diamond Statement on Treatable Cancer Diagnosis]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) recently learned he has a treatable form of prostate cancer, and released the following statement:
Apr. 25, 2022 /
![Bringing Constitutional Amendment for Medical Freedom to a Vote]()
WHAT: Press conference on support for ushering House Bill 2013 through the House and Senate. House Bill 2013 would establish medical freedom as a fundamental individual right in Pennsylvania and prohibit discrimination based on the exercise of that right.
Apr. 22, 2022 /
![Diamond Announces 1.1 $ Million Grant for LVC Nursing & Health]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) today announced approval of a $1,100,000 grant for the Lebanon Valley College Nursing & Interdisciplinary Health Education Facility in Annville Township.
Apr. 11, 2022 /
![Department of State Testifies Using Unprotected Drop Boxes Still OK for 2022 Election, Diamond Says]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) on Wednesday, during a hearing on election readiness, expressed concern to Department of State officials about reports and video of people depositing armloads of what appear to be voting ballots into unmonitored ballot drop-boxes during the 2021 election, but state officials say there are no plans to require monitoring of drop boxes going forward.
Apr. 08, 2022 /
![Department of State Admits Getting and Using Voters’ Digital and Personal Information from Other Government Agencies, Diamond Says]()
HARRISBURG – During Wednesday’s House State Government Committee hearing on election readiness, Jonathan Marks, deputy secretary of elections and commissions, Pennsylvania Department of State, told Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) that the Wolf administration is gleaning cell phone numbers and email address from other departments of state government for the purpose of urging them to register for a mail-in ballot and other election activities.
Mar. 24, 2022 /
![Capital Area Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Prohibit Use of ESG as a Credit Score, Diamond Says]()
HARRISBURG – American financial giants are using social justice scores to determine eligibility to important monetary tools with the purpose of compelling certain behavior by businesses or be crushed by competitors. Reps. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon), Greg Rothman (R-Cumberland) and Perry Stambaugh (R-Perry/Cumberland) have introduced legislation to prohibit this abhorrent practice.
Mar. 11, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) announced today that a $750,000 Keystone Grant has been approved for the Annville Free Library’s project to build an addition linking the existing library at 216 E Main St.
Feb. 09, 2022 /
![Wolf Budget Throws Medical Marijuana Patients Under the Bus, Diamond Says]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed 2022-23 budget plan:
Feb. 08, 2022 /
![Diamond Responds to Wolf’s Final Budget Proposal]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) responded to Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2022-23 budget proposal as a non-starter that spends money Pennsylvania does not have while ignoring the plight of folks whose lives have been destroyed by his own draconian shutdown of local businesses while allowing big-box stores with stock market tickers and big political donations to corner the market.
Jan. 04, 2022 /
![Diamond Announces Lebanon County Farm Preservations]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond announced today that two farms in the 102nd District totaling 274 acres will be now protected as farmland in perpetuity placing out of the clutches of overzealous developers.
Sep. 01, 2021 /
![Reps. Ryan, Diamond Call Foul on PA Health Secretary’s Claims]()
HARRISBURG -Republican state lawmakers Frank Ryan and Russ Diamond, both of Lebanon County, are calling out Pennsylvania’s acting secretary of Health for inaccurate comments she made concerning the Annville-Cleona football team and COVID-19. They issued the following statement: