Tom Mehaffie attended Tri-Valley High School and Thompson Institute. He relocated to South Central Pennsylvania more than 20 years ago. He lives in Lower Swatara Township with his wife, Linda.

Mehaffie owns Breski Beverage Distributor, a beverage distribution business serving the Harrisburg area. He previously worked in beverage distribution and served on local planning and community boards. 

Mehaffie has served as the representative for Pennsylvania House District 106 since 2017. He previously served on the Lower Swatara Township Board of Commissioners from 2010 and became its president in 2014

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Supports tax reform and reducing the tax burden on Pennsylvania residents.

Supports policies that make Pennsylvania more business-friendly and help businesses grow.

Supports expanding the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program for eligible seniors and people with disabilities.

- Supports tax reform and reducing the tax burden on Pennsylvania residents.
- Supports policies that make Pennsylvania more business-friendly and help businesses grow.
- Supports expanding the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program for eligible seniors and people with disabilities.

Economy

Supports funding for behavioral health services and autism services.

Sponsored legislation to ensure dependents of police officers who die in the line of duty can continue receiving health insurance.

- Supports funding for behavioral health services and autism services.
- Sponsored legislation to ensure dependents of police officers who die in the line of duty can continue receiving health insurance.

Healthcare

Supports strengthening early childhood education so children are better prepared for school.

Supports education pathways that include apprenticeships, career preparation, and college.

- Supports strengthening early childhood education so children are better prepared for school.
- Supports education pathways that include apprenticeships, career preparation, and college.

Education

Supports nuclear energy, including exploring small modular reactors and maintaining nuclear power as part of Pennsylvania’s electricity supply.

- Supports nuclear energy, including exploring small modular reactors and maintaining nuclear power as part of Pennsylvania’s electricity supply.

Energy & the Environment

Supports legislation to protect health insurance benefits for the dependents of police officers who die in the line of duty.

- Supports legislation to protect health insurance benefits for the dependents of police officers who die in the line of duty.

Public Safety

Supports requiring voters to show identification at polling places.

- Supports requiring voters to show identification at polling places.

Voting & Elections

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Tom and his wife, Linda, who is a successful realtor, live in Lower Swatara Township.

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MEHAFFIE, Thomas L., III, a Representative from Dauphin County; born, February 22, 1971 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa.; graduated, Tri-Valley High School, 1989; A.A., accounting, Thompson Institute, 1991; proprietor, Breski’s Beverage Distributer; elected, board of commissioners, Lower Swatara Township (2010-2016; president, 2014-2016); member, Dauphin County Planning Commission; board member, Dauphin County Library; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2016; reelected to the House for 4 more consecutive terms.

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Tom Mehaffie earned an associate degree in accounting from Thompson Institute. He lives with his wife, Linda, in Lower Swatara Township.

Tom is the proprietor of Breski’s Beverage Distributor.

Tom was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2016 and has been reelected four times. He previously served on the Lower Swatara Township board of commissioners from 2010 to 2016.

Another key accomplishment, Mehaffie noted, is that lawmakers reached a budget agreement without relying on the Commonwealth’s reserve accounts.

“Importantly, we reached a general consensus much more expediently than in some recent years,” Mehaffie said. “Protecting our financial reserves while moderating spending growth positions Pennsylvania well for the future and provides greater stability for taxpayers.”

The budget now heads to the governor’s desk for his consideration.

Budget Supports Schools, First Responders, Mehaffie Says

Said protecting financial reserves while moderating spending growth provides greater stability for taxpayers.

- Said protecting financial reserves while moderating spending growth provides greater stability for taxpayers.

A passionate advocate for those with intellectual disabilities, Tom Mehaffie has championed initiatives aimed at enhancing their quality of life, access to resources, and opportunities for meaningful inclusion within society.

A dedicated advocate to improving healthcare, Tom Mehaffie authored the Patient Safety Act which will establish safe patient limits in hospitals and allow nurses the time for comprehensive patient assessments.

HARRISBURG – Bills authored by Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) in support of teachers and healthcare workers passed their respective committees today.

House Bill 2341, which passed the House Health Committee, would create a Health Care Facility Threat Assessment Grant Program to help healthcare facilities conduct security risk assessments and make upgrades to their safety measures. Mehaffie wants the program to mirror one for schools and cited the Feb. 22, 2025, mass shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County as his impetus for writing the bill.

Mehaffie's Bills for Teachers, Healthcare Workers Pass Committees

Authored the Patient Safety Act to establish hospital patient limits and allow nurses time for comprehensive assessments.

Authored House Bill 2341 to create grants for health-care facilities to assess security risks and upgrade safety measures.

- Authored the Patient Safety Act to establish hospital patient limits and allow nurses time for comprehensive assessments.
- Authored House Bill 2341 to create grants for health-care facilities to assess security risks and upgrade safety measures.

HARRISBURG – The 2026-27 state budget approved today by the House of Representatives sets historic levels of public education funding, provides cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for retired police officers and firefighters, and funds long-delayed transportation projects, according to Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin), who voted in favor of the proposal.

The $50.8 billion spending plan increases overall state spending by less than 1.5% over the current fiscal year, a level Mehaffie said reflects a disciplined approach to budgeting while continuing to invest in Pennsylvania’s priorities.

“Difficult negotiations yielded a thoughtful, reasonable proposal that makes investments in our preK-12 schools and supports those who served their communities with distinction,” Mehaffie said.

HARRISBURG – Bills authored by Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) in support of teachers and healthcare workers passed their respective committees today.

House Bill 1919, which passed the House Education Committee, would provide educators an opportunity to recover physically and mentally after being assaulted by a student or parent. It would preserve the employee’s benefits, leave time and pay while he or she recovers, and it specifies the person’s injury leave cannot impact adjudication of workers’ compensation benefits.

Co-authored House Bill 1600 to encourage Keystone STARS child-care providers to display ratings and recognize staff experience in assessments.

Voted for the 2026-27 state budget, which makes investments in prekindergarten through 12th-grade education.

Authored House Bill 1919 to preserve pay, benefits, and leave for educators recovering after an assault by a student or parent.

- Voted for the 2026-27 state budget, which makes investments in prekindergarten through 12th-grade education.
- Authored House Bill 1919 to preserve pay, benefits, and leave for educators recovering after an assault by a student or parent.

“I represent southern Dauphin County, where, in Londonderry Township, Three Mile Island’s Unit 1 had a generating capacity of 837 megawatts (when operating at full capacity) before it shut down in 2019 due to economic conditions. I advocated back then for legislative fixes to keep the plant operational and watched with a sickening combination of frustration and dread as the General Assembly failed to act.”

“Constellation Energy Corp.’s recent announcement that Unit 1 will resume production as early as 2028 starts to right the earlier wrong.”

Three Mile Island Deal Signals Hope for Jobs, Power Grid, Future

“Data centers are on track to soon consume up to 9% of U.S. electricity generation, according to the Electric Power Research Institute. I serve as a co-chair of the bipartisan, bicameral Pennsylvania Nuclear Energy Caucus to, in large part, ensure the Commonwealth can meet the needs of technological innovators, major employers and the business community as a whole.”

“The caucus serves to ensure the four active nuclear power plants in Pennsylvania are supported and operated with legislative guiderails, not barriers. It also will seek updates from Constellation as it brings Crane Clean Energy Center online to make it the fifth.”

HARRISBURG – Legislation co-authored by Reps. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) and Elizabeth Fiedler (D-Philadelphia) would update the fee structure used by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) when inspecting nuclear power plants, ensuring the agency has the tools and resources needed to scrutinize all future, current and shuttered plants across the Commonwealth.

House Bill 2450 would update fees last adjusted in 2014, so plant operators are paying the appropriate amount for inspections needed for plant operations and shipments.

Mehaffie, Fiedler Bill to Enhance Nuclear Plant Inspections

Advocated legislative changes to keep Three Mile Island Unit 1 operating.

Supports operating Pennsylvania nuclear power plants with legislative "guiderails, not barriers."

Co-authored House Bill 2450 to update nuclear-plant inspection fees and support state oversight of operating and shuttered plants.

- Advocated legislative changes to keep Three Mile Island Unit 1 operating.
- Supports operating Pennsylvania nuclear power plants with legislative "guiderails, not barriers."
- Co-authored House Bill 2450 to update nuclear-plant inspection fees and support state oversight of operating and shuttered plants.

A local small business owner, Tom Mehaffie is committed to strengthening our economy, holding the line on taxes and making our communities safer.

A dedicated advocate and gun owner, Tom Mehaffie, supported legislation preserving gun rights and defending the Second Amendment.

Demonstrating unwavering support, Tom Mehaffie prioritizes the well-being of our veterans, ensuring they receive the respect and care they’ve earned.

HARRISBURG – Legislation seeking to ensure the dependents of fallen police officers continue to have health insurance passed the House Local Government Committee today, according to the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).

“House Bill 911 aims to provide families with continuous health benefits, financial stability and peace of mind during unsettling times,” Mehaffie said.

Mehaffie said he was inspired to introduce the legislation after speaking with the widow of a local police officer who died in the line of duty.

Bill Respecting Police Families Passes Committee, Mehaffie Says

Supported legislation preserving gun rights and defending the Second Amendment.

Sponsored House Bill 911 to continue health insurance for dependents of police officers killed in the line of duty.

- Supported legislation preserving gun rights and defending the Second Amendment.
- Sponsored House Bill 911 to continue health insurance for dependents of police officers killed in the line of duty.

One of us. Working for us.

Tom Mehaffie has served as our trusted Republican voice in the State House of Representatives since 2017.

Spearheading the effort for election integrity, Tom Mehaffie authored and passed Voter ID legislation.

Authored and passed voter-identification legislation.

- Authored and passed voter-identification legislation.

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