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Bryan Cutler
Minority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office February 8, 2023 – November 30, 2024
Preceded by	Joanna McClinton
Succeeded by	Jesse Topper
141st Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office June 22, 2020 – November 30, 2022
Preceded by	Mike Turzai
Succeeded by	Mark Rozzi
Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office December 1, 2022 – February 8, 2023
Preceded by	Kerry A. Benninghoff
Succeeded by	Joanna McClinton
In office December 1, 2018 – June 22, 2020
Preceded by	Dave L. Reed
Succeeded by	Kerry A. Benninghoff
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 100th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2007
Preceded by	Gibson C. Armstrong
Personal details
Born	Bryan Dean Cutler 1975 (age 49–50) Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jennifer Cutler
Children	3
Education	Lebanon Valley College (B.S.) Widener University (J.D.)
Website	Official website

Bryan Dean Cutler (born 1975) is an American politician and former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. A Republican, Cutler represents the 100th legislative district of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2006, defeating incumbent Gibson C. Armstrong. He was elected House Majority Leader after the 2018 elections, and he became Speaker on June 22, 2020, after the resignation of Mike Turzai.

Early life and career

Cutler was born in 1975 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the son of Joyce and Gary Cutler. He graduated from Solanco High School in 1993. Cutler earned certification from Lancaster School of Radiology in 1995 and received a bachelor of science degree from Lebanon Valley College in 2001. In 2006, he earned a juris doctor degree from Widener University School of Law. Cutler also has a certificate in health care from Widener. He worked as an X-ray technologist at Lancaster Regional Medical Center and as a Manager of Support Services at Lancaster General Hospital.

Cutler served on the Drumore Township Planning Commission.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Cutler was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2006 after challenging incumbent Representative Gibson C. Armstrong in the Republican primary election. His victory came after Armstrong filed to accept perks from the controversial 2005 legislative pay raise, despite voting against it. Cutler has been re-elected continuously since then.

In 2014, Cutler drafted a bill that would have removed the state's role in deducting dues from the paychecks of municipal and teacher union members. He cited the 10 percent of union dues used for political ads and lobbying as the primary reason for removing state involvement. The bill was never voted on by the House. Cutler later voted in favor of a similar, but unsuccessful bill in 2017.

In 2015, Cutler voiced concerns about the potential economic impact of Governor Tom Wolf's proposed severance tax on gas drilling, stating, “If we’re gonna stunt the economic growth and future impact I think we have to consider that.”

Later in 2015, following terror attacks in Paris, Cutler voiced concerns about terrorists potentially entering Pennsylvania alongside Syrian refugees and signed onto a letter encouraging Governor Wolf to reverse his decision to allow refugees into the state.

In 2016, Cutler co-sponsored a memorandum in support of House Bill 1948, which was put forth by Representative Kathy Rapp. The bill's purpose was to make it so that abortions in Pennsylvania would only be permitted during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy because of a fetus's ability to feel pain after the time parameter, violating the measure would be considered a third-degree felony. Cutler, along with Rapp and Representative Bryan Barbin, wrote in the memorandum that the bill would also put a stop to dismemberment being used as an abortion method.

Cutler has opposed legalizing recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania. He has cited potential complications in criminal and financial statutes, marijuana's illegal federal status, and the opioid epidemic.

Following the 2020 presidential election, Cutler was subject to a pressure campaign by President Donald Trump and his allies to help overturn Trump's defeat in Pennsylvania. Cutler resisted these efforts, stating that the state legislature did not have the power to decertify election results, but he would later sign on to a letter urging members of the U.S. Congress to vote against certifying the election. His resistance to overturning the election results resulted in Cutler facing a right-wing primary challenger in 2022 and 2024, both of whom he soundly defeated. The challengers specifically attacked Cutler's support for Act 77 of 2019, the law that established no-excuse mail-in voting, something Trump falsely claimed enabled mass voter fraud; Cutler has defended his vote for Act 77, but contends it was "hijacked" away from its original purpose by the courts.

Leadership positions

Cutler was first elected by the Republican Caucus as majority whip in 2014. In 2018, Cutler was chosen as majority leader following the retirement of Leader Dave Reed. Sixteen months after assuming the role of majority leader, Cutler was voted in as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after Mike Turzai resigned as Speaker on June 15, 2020. After Republicans lost their majority in the 2022 election, Cutler declined to be the party's nominee for speaker and returned to the leader position. When Republicans failed to reclaim the House majority in the 2024 election, Cutler announced he would step down as leader.

Electoral history

References

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External links

• Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Bryan Cutler official PA House website
• Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus - Representative Bryan Cutler official Party website
• Elect Byran Cutler 100th District House of Representatives official campaign site
• Bryan Cutler 100th District Candidate Pennsylvania House of Representatives archived 2006 campaign site

• Profile at Vote Smart

v t e Statewide political officials of Pennsylvania
U.S. senators	John Fetterman Dave McCormick
State government	Josh Shapiro, Governor Austin Davis, Lieutenant Governor Michelle Henry, Attorney General Stacy Garrity, Treasurer Timothy DeFoor, Auditor Al Schmidt, Secretary of the Commonwealth (appointed)
Senate	Austin Davis, President Kim Ward, President pro tempore Joe Pittman, Majority Leader Jay Costa, Minority Leader
House	Joanna McClinton, Speaker Matthew Bradford, Majority Leader Bryan Cutler, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Debra Todd, Chief Justice Christine Donohue Kevin Dougherty David Wecht Sallie Updyke Mundy Kevin Brobson Daniel McCaffery, Associate Justices

v t e Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Speaker ▌Joanna McClinton (D) Majority Leader ▌Matthew Bradford (D) Minority Leader ▌Bryan Cutler (R)
▌Pat Harkins (D) ▌Robert Merski (D) ▌Ryan Bizzarro (D) ▌Jake Banta (R) ▌Barry Jozwiak (R) ▌Brad Roae (R) ▌Parke Wentling (R) ▌Aaron Bernstine (R) ▌Marla Brown (R) ▌Amen Brown (D) ▌Marci Mustello (R) ▌Stephenie Scialabba (R) ▌John Lawrence (R) ▌Jim Marshall (R) ▌Josh Kail (R) ▌Robert Matzie (D) ▌Timothy R. Bonner (R) ▌K. C. Tomlinson (R) ▌Aerion Abney (D) ▌Emily Kinkead (D) ▌Lindsay Powell (D) ▌Joshua Siegel (D) ▌Dan Frankel (D) ▌La'Tasha Mayes (D) ▌Brandon Markosek (D) ▌Paul Friel (D) ▌Dan Deasy (D) ▌Rob Mercuri (R) ▌Tim Brennan (D) ▌Arvind Venkat (D) ▌Perry Warren (D) ▌Joe McAndrew (D) ▌Mandy Steele (D) ▌Abigail Salisbury (D) ▌Matt Gergely (D) ▌Jessica Benham (D) ▌Mindy Fee (R) ▌Nick Pisciottano (D) ▌Andrew Kuzma (R) ▌Natalie Mihalek (R) ▌Brett Miller (R) ▌Dan Miller (D) ▌Keith Greiner (R) ▌Valerie Gaydos (R) ▌Anita Kulik (D) ▌Jason Ortitay (R) ▌Joe D'Orsie (R) ▌Tim O'Neal (R) ▌Ismail Smith-Wade-El (D) ▌Bud Cook (R) ▌Charity Grimm Krupa (R) ▌Ryan Warner (R) ▌Steve Malagari (D) ▌Greg Scott (D) ▌Jill Cooper (R) ▌George Dunbar (R) ▌Eric Nelson (R) ▌Eric Davanzo (R) ▌Leslie Rossi (R) ▌Abby Major (R) ▌Liz Hanbidge (D) ▌Jim Struzzi (R) ▌Donna Oberlander (R) ▌Lee James (R) ▌Kathy Rapp (R) ▌Brian Smith (R) ▌Martin Causer (R) ▌Clint Owlett (R) ▌Carl Walker Metzgar (R) ▌Matthew Bradford (D) ▌Jim Rigby (R) ▌Frank Burns (D) ▌Dallas Kephart (R) ▌Dan Williams (D) ▌Michael Armanini (R) ▌Stephanie Borowicz (R) ▌H. Scott Conklin (D) ▌Jesse Topper (R) ▌Louis Schmitt Jr. (R) ▌Jim Gregory (R) ▌Rich Irvin (R) ▌Paul Takac (D) ▌Jamie Flick (R) ▌Joseph Hamm (R) ▌David Rowe (R) ▌Perry Stambaugh (R) ▌Thomas Kutz (R) ▌Sheryl Delozier (R) ▌Rob Kauffman (R) ▌Paul Schemel (R) ▌Dan Moul (R) ▌Dawn Keefer (R) ▌Mike Jones (R) ▌Wendy Fink (R) ▌Carol Hill-Evans (D) ▌Mike Sturla (D) ▌Steven Mentzer (R) ▌Tom Jones (R) ▌David Zimmerman (R) ▌Bryan Cutler (R) ▌John A. Schlegel (R) ▌Russ Diamond (R) ▌Patty Kim (D) ▌Dave Madsen (D) ▌Justin C. Fleming (D) ▌Tom Mehaffie (R) ▌Joanne Stehr (R) ▌Michael Stender (R) ▌Robert Leadbeter (R) ▌Tina Pickett (R) ▌Jonathan Fritz (R) ▌Kyle Mullins (D) ▌Kyle Donahue (D) ▌Bridget Kosierowski (D) ▌Maureen Madden (D) ▌Dane Watro (R) ▌Mike Cabell (R) ▌Jim Haddock (D) ▌Alec Ryncavage (R) ▌Aaron Kaufer (R) ▌Eddie Day Pashinski (D) ▌Doyle Heffley (R) ▌Timothy Twardzik (R) ▌Jamie Barton (R) ▌Joe Kerwin (R) ▌Mark Rozzi (D) ▌Manny Guzman (D) ▌Mark Gillen (R) ▌Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D) ▌David Maloney (R) ▌Milou Mackenzie (R) ▌Mike Schlossberg (D) ▌Jeanne McNeill (D) ▌Peter Schweyer (D) ▌Steve Samuelson (D) ▌Robert Freeman (D) ▌Joe Emrick (R) ▌Ann Flood (R) ▌Jeff Olsommer (R) ▌Jim Prokopiak (D) ▌Tina Davis (D) ▌Joe Hogan (R) ▌Shelby Labs (R) ▌Brian Munroe (D) ▌Craig Staats (R) ▌Joe Ciresi (D) ▌Donna Scheuren (R) ▌Mary Jo Daley (D) ▌Tim Briggs (D) ▌Joe Webster (D) ▌Melissa Cerrato (D) ▌Nancy Guenst (D) ▌Ben Sanchez (D) ▌Napoleon Nelson (D) ▌Danielle Friel Otten (D) ▌Chris Pielli (D) ▌Melissa Shusterman (D) ▌Christina Sappey (D) ▌Carol Kazeem (D) ▌Craig Williams (R) ▌Leanne Krueger (D) ▌David Delloso (D) ▌Heather Boyd (D) ▌Gina Curry (D) ▌Jennifer O'Mara (D) ▌Greg Vitali (D) ▌Kristine Howard (D) ▌Lisa Borowski (D) ▌Kate Klunk (R) ▌Martina White (R) ▌Kerry Benninghoff (R) ▌Kevin J. Boyle (D) ▌Pat Gallagher (D) ▌Ed Neilson (D) ▌Mary Isaacson (D) ▌Jack Rader (R) ▌Joe Hohenstein (D) ▌Kristin Marcell (R) ▌Jason Dawkins (D) ▌Jose Giral (D) ▌Malcolm Kenyatta (D) ▌Ben Waxman (D) ▌Zach Mako (R) ▌Elizabeth Fiedler (D) ▌Regina Young (D) ▌Jordan Harris (D) ▌Ryan Mackenzie (R) ▌Rick Krajewski (D) ▌Tarah Probst (D) ▌G. Roni Green (D) ▌Joanna McClinton (D) ▌Morgan Cephas (D) ▌Torren Ecker (R) ▌Tarik Khan (D) ▌Keith Harris (D) ▌Seth Grove (R) ▌Danilo Burgos (D) ▌Darisha Parker (D) ▌Barbara Gleim (R) ▌Chris Rabb (D) ▌Andre Carroll (D) ▌Jared Solomon (D) ▌Anthony A. Bellmon (D)
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