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Billboard says Rep. Reschenthaler broke term-limits pledge
The billboard on I-70 was placed by a nonpartisan group based in Washington, D.C.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2025/09/03/guy-reschenthaler-pennsylvania-term-limits-dave-mccormick/stories/202509030060
A national nonprofit pressing for term limits for elected leaders says Rep. Guy Reschenthaler has broken a pledge to support term limits in Congress. U.S. Term Limits, a nonpartisan group based in Washington, has placed a billboard on I-70 in Mr. Reschenthaler’s 14th District, calling out the congressman for not cosponsoring a bipartisan term limits resolution introduced in the House in January.
On Tuesday afternoon, the nonprofit said Mr. Reschenthaler, R-Peters, was one of several lawmakers who had previously pledged to support and cosponsor a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment that would limit House members to three two-year terms and U.S. senators to two six-year terms.
“Reschenthaler pledged that he would support the U.S. Term Limits amendment limiting congressional terms,” Nicolas Tomboulides, U.S. Term Limits’ CEO, said in a statement shared with the Post-Gazette. “With 87% of the population in favor of term limits, pledging support is a key issue. Yet he broke his pledge.”
Almost 100 House members have signed on as cosponsors of the resolution — the large majority of them Republicans. U.S. Reps. Rob Bresnehan, John Joyce, Ryan Mackenzie, Dan Meuser, and Scott Perry are the Pennsylvania House members on board so far.
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On Tuesday afternoon, the nonprofit said Mr. Reschenthaler, R-Peters, was one of several lawmakers who had previously pledged to support and cosponsor a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment that would limit House members to three two-year terms and U.S. senators to two six-year terms.
“Reschenthaler pledged that he would support the U.S. Term Limits amendment limiting congressional terms,” Nicolas Tomboulides, U.S. Term Limits’ CEO, said in a statement shared with the Post-Gazette. “With 87% of the population in favor of term limits, pledging support is a key issue. Yet he broke his pledge.”
Almost 100 House members have signed on as cosponsors of the resolution — the large majority of them Republicans. U.S. Reps. Rob Bresnehan, John Joyce, Ryan Mackenzie, Dan Meuser, and Scott Perry are the Pennsylvania House members on board so far.
Well it's easy to understand why Guy Reschenthaler is no longer supporting term limits like he pledged. He's already on his 4th term as a US Representative from the PA 14th District. He's a relatively young man, only 42. What would he do in 2026, or 2028, if he can't run again?
I want to point out that this Post-Gazette article mentions that the term limits bill would require ratification by three-quarters of the states, so it's basically a Constitutional Amendment bill. The way things are now with lack of cooperation between the major Parties, it's not likely to happen in our life times.
