Fall 2022 • PENNSYLVANIA RESTAURANT & LODGING matters • 11 Most Enthusiastic Issue Champion/Bill Sponsor Representative Valerie Gaydos – Association Health Plans Excellence in Legislative Leadership House Liquor Control Committee Chairman Carl Metzger Tourism Spirit Award House Tourism Committee Chair Mary Jo Daley Best Attendance at PRLA Events Representative Regina Young Staff Achievement Award Stephen Rudman – Director of Legislative Affairs, Department of Agriculture Representative David Millard Majority Chair, House Tourism Committee As the Majority Chair of the House Tourism Committee, Representative Millard would regularly engage PRLA for our thoughts and ideas on how to make the travel and tourism industry here in the commonwealth the best that it could be. Chairman Millard has a true passion for Pennsylvania and all that we have to attract visitors, and the Chairman worked tirelessly to travel and tour the state, and to ultimately familiarize himself with all the great things that each local region in Pennsylvania has to offer. Chairman Millard has been a real champion for PRLA over the years and has always supported the issues most important to our members. Congratulations Chairman Millard on a wonderful career! Wishing you a happy retirement! In Memory Of – Representative Jeff Pyle Former Majority Chair, House Liquor Control Committee Representative Jeff Pyle was born in Kittanning, Pa., and represented the 60th House District from 2005 to 2021. Rep. Pyle unfortunately passed away on September 14, 2022, but his spirit will live on in many of us, and especially at the PA Capitol Building. Rep. Pyle was loved by his colleagues and his constituents. He was a strong advocate for restaurants in Pennsylvania, and served as Majority Chair of the House Liquor Control Committee until 2021. One of the final bills filed by Rep. Pyle was HB 427, which would increase the liquor licensee discount from 10 percent to 15 percent. He worked closely with PRLA and fought tirelessly for a better Pennsylvania, and he was a big ally to the business community. PRLA and many others will miss Rep. Jeff Pyle. We thank him for all of his support and offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends closest to him.
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