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House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: October 18, 2023 11:44 AM
From: Representative Louis C. Schmitt, Jr.
To: All House members
Subject: Age Restriction for Certain Elected Officials
 
“Time and tide wait for no man,” as Geoffrey Chaucer pointed out long ago. This is so for everyone – even elected officials. There is an inevitable decline in one’s mental and physical capabilities that naturally accompanies advancing age, which only accelerates as the years pass by.

We have lately seen firsthand the effects of the physical and mental aging process on older public officials at the highest levels of government, raising serious questions about their ability to carry the burdens of the offices they hold.

I will soon introduce a joint resolution that would amend Article VII of the PA Constitution to preclude potential candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor General, State Treasurer, and Member of the General Assembly from standing for election to any of these offices upon turning 75 years of age. Please join with me in co-sponsoring this important and timely joint resolution.