Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Reese, 42, died on Saturday from an apparent aneurysm
Reese tested positive for COVID-19 in December but was said to be recovering
His symptoms of the virus were minor, a post to his Facebook stated
Friends of Reese said he had been active prior to his death, having reportedly gone for a five mile run and taken his son hunting on New Year s Day
The 12-year House veteran was first elected as a Representative in 2008 to serve parts of Westmoreland and Somerset Counties
He was re-elected to represent the two counties on November 3, and was subsequently chosen to sever as chairman of the party’s caucus for 2020-21
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A state lawmaker who was elected to serve as the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus chairman in the 2020-21 session has died, the House GOP leader said Saturday.
Rep. Mike Reese, R-Westmoreland/Somerset, “died peacefully with his family by his side Saturday afternoon at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg following an apparent brain aneurysm, Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, the Majority Leader, said in a statement also posted on Reese s official House website and his Facebook page. Reese was 42.
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State Rep.Tim Krieger (right) looks over returns in his race for judge in the Westmoreland County’s Court of Common Pleas with fellow State Rep. Mike Reese (center) during his election night gathering at Trinity United Church of Christ in Delmont on Nov. 3, 2015.
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State Rep. Mike Reese speaks during a ceremony dedicating a portion of Route 981 as the James Paul Takitch Honorary Highway on Oct. 22, 2016, at Saint Florian Church in United.
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State Rep. Mike Reese, elected in November to his seventh term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, died Saturday at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg following an apparent brain aneurysm.