Topper Re-Elected House Republican Leader, Announces House Republican Caucus Leadership Team For 2027-28 Session

November 10, 2026

HARRISBURG – Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton) announced Tuesday that he was re-elected Pennsylvania House Republican Leader for the 2027-28 session as the caucus reorganized its leadership team for the coming term.

“I am honored to have earned the trust and respect of my fellow House Republican colleagues to continue leading this caucus in the upcoming session,” Topper said. “As we navigate a new legislative landscape in Harrisburg, I am excited to work with an energized leadership team to take on the monumental task that lays before us of strengthening the House Republican Caucus with a policy and messaging focus that connects with the people of Pennsylvania.”

According to Topper, the caucus, led by an experienced caucus leadership team, is prepared to be strategic, nimble, and thoughtful in its approach to legislating and policy development over the course of the next two years.

The new leadership team consists of:

• Leader: Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton).
• Whip: Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington).
• Appropriations Chairman: Rep. Jamie Barton (R-Schuylkill/Berks).
• Caucus Chairman: Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia).
• Caucus Secretary: Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford).
• Caucus Administrator: Rep. Marla Brown (R-Lawrence).
• House Republican Policy Committee Chair: Rep. David Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata).

“From a position in the minority, the House Republican Caucus and its leadership team was able to achieve significant wins for the people of Pennsylvania over the last two years, including getting Pennsylvania out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, stopping the disastrous COVID-era Department of Health regulations, continuing serious accountability for institutions of higher education, and implementing permitting reform and benefit integrity ideas that promote smaller government and fiscal responsibility,” Topper said.

“Though numbers and majorities may change, our commitment to fighting for and achieving significant policy wins for Pennsylvania has not wavered. While it is clear the Democrats now in charge of Pennsylvania are championing a bigger and more intrusive government, House Republicans will be developing, advancing, and talking about policy rooted in free markets and personal liberty that has a proven record of creating a thriving and prosperous Pennsylvania that is the keystone of the American dream.”


Representative Jesse Topper
78th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives