19 Facts About Bryan Cutler

Bryan Dean Cutler was born on 1975 and is an American politician and former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Bryan Cutler was first elected in 2006, defeating incumbent Gibson C Armstrong.

Bryan Cutler was elected House Majority Leader after the 2018 elections, and he became Speaker on June 22,2020, after the resignation of Mike Turzai.

Bryan Cutler was born in 1975 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the son of Joyce and Gary Bryan Cutler.

Bryan Cutler earned certification from Lancaster School of Radiology in 1995 and received a bachelor of science degree from Lebanon Valley College in 2001.

Bryan Cutler worked as an X-ray technologist at Lancaster Regional Medical Center and as a Manager of Support Services at Lancaster General Hospital.

Bryan Cutler's victory came after Armstrong filed to accept perks from the controversial 2005 legislative pay raise, despite voting against it.

In 2014, Bryan Cutler drafted a bill that would have removed the state's role in deducting dues from the paychecks of municipal and teacher union members.

Bryan Cutler cited the 10 percent of union dues used for political ads and lobbying as the primary reason for removing state involvement.

Bryan Cutler later voted in favor of a similar, but unsuccessful bill in 2017.

Later in 2015, following terror attacks in Paris, Bryan 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, Bryan Cutler co-sponsored a memorandum in support of House Bill 1948, which was put forth by Representative Kathy Rapp.

Cutler, along with Rapp and Representative Bryan Barbin, wrote in the memorandum that the bill would put a stop to dismemberment being used as an abortion method.

Bryan Cutler has cited potential complications in criminal and financial statutes, marijuana's illegal federal status, and the opioid epidemic.

Bryan 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 US Congress to vote against certifying the election.

Bryan Cutler was first elected by the Republican Caucus as majority whip in 2014.

In 2018, Bryan Cutler was chosen as majority leader following the retirement of Leader Dave Reed.

Sixteen months after assuming the role of majority leader, Bryan Cutler was voted in as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after Mike Turzai resigned as Speaker on June 15,2020.

When Republicans failed to reclaim the House majority in the 2024 election, Bryan Cutler announced he would step down as leader.