{"id":3483,"date":"2026-07-02T09:38:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:38:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:38:29","slug":"pennsylvania-state-rep-eric-davanzo-says-he-was-kicked-off-house-floor-over-patriotic-suit-ahead-of-america-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3483","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania state Rep. Eric Davanzo says he was kicked off House floor over &#8216;patriotic&#8217; suit ahead of America 250"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker says he was kicked off the floor of the state\u2019s House of Representatives for wearing an American flag-themed suit jacket ahead of the country\u2019s 250th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3481\">Florida woman fatally shoots Army veteran during dispute over Walmart parking spot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Eric Davanzo was baffled Tuesday when Speaker Rep. Joanna McClinton ruled that his choice of attire went against the House rules and outrageously dubbed the suit a \u201ccostume.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKicked off the floor for wearing a Patriotic jacket? That\u2019s right, it happened!\u201d Davanzo posted on his Facebook page. <\/p>\n<p>Davanzo, who represents Pennsylvania\u2019s 58th district in Westmoreland County, stood out among his fellow lawmakers after he opted for a red and white-striped jacket \u2013 which he said was bought by his wife Rachelle\u2013 and a star-themed tie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will never apologize for putting patriotism before politics,\u201d Davanzo said. \u201cWe love our country. We love America, so I\u2019m happy to put this on. I\u2019m proud to wear this.<\/p>\n<p>Even lawmakers on the other side of the aisle approved of Davanzo\u2019s suit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is a very colorful jacket that the representative is wearing today. Very patriotic, I see, my friend,\u201d Rep. Jordan Harris (D-Philadelphia County) said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody loved it,\u201d Davanzo said. \u201cThey come up, people gave me hugs, shaking my hands, \u2018Hey, this is great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone appreciated the lawmaker\u2019s eye-catching attire \u2013 especially McClinton, the first black speaker of the Pennsylvania house.<\/p>\n<p>The pol said House Whip Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh County) gave him an ultimatum to either lose the jacket or leave the floor. <\/p>\n<p>Davanzo claimed that a security guard in the chamber repeated the order just a few minutes later. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe says it\u2019s a costume\u2026 He goes, yeah, it\u2019s something you wouldn\u2019t wear everyday,\u201d Davanzo said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m like, \u2018Listen, I would wear this back home and I\u2019m going to wear it again.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3479\">Landon Donovan was so stressed at end of USMNT World Cup win that his \u2018fake hair was falling out\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerica\u2019s 250\u2026 It\u2019s a holiday weekend coming up. Why not wear it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McClinton\u2019s office stood by the decision to remove the pol despite the fury it generated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe House Democrats came to Harrisburg this week to do the serious work of passing a responsible budget to benefit all Pennsylvanians,\u201d her office told NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Davanzo clapped back against Democrats, and it came as lawmakers failed to pass the state\u2019s budget on time for the fifth year in a row.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have an affordability crisis; people can\u2019t afford stuff,\u201d he told WHP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of coming out here and doing the people\u2019s work, no, what are we focused on? We\u2019re focused on bulls\u2013t issues like this jacket, right? No reason whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis wasn\u2019t a costume. This is something that I truly believe in. I\u2019m a patriot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davanzo, a dad to two daughters Brianna and Brielle, first won election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2020, defeating Robert Prah Jr by almost 9,000 votes.<\/p>\n<p>His margin of victory in 2022 against Ken Bach was a little tighter \u2013 7,335 \u2013 before comprehensively defeating union nurse Cherri Rogers by more than 14,000 votes two years later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He will face off against Rogers again this November for election to the 58th District \u2013 a constituency which includes the former steel town of Monessen.<\/p>\n<p>Davanzo was unchallenged in this year\u2019s Republican primary.<\/p>\n<p>During his six years in the house, he has backed laws that champion family-sustained jobs, improving infrastructure, and giving children a quality education.<\/p>\n<p>He passed a law \u2013 Act 7 of 2022 \u2013 that dedicates part of State Route 31 to John Beyrand, who was killed in action in Vietnam in August 1967 \u2014 a little over a year after he started his tour.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3477\">Why USMNT can\u2019t appeal Folarin Balogun\u2019s controversial red card<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Davanzo\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker was left bemused after being ordered to leave the floor of the state\u2019s House of Representatives for wearing an American flag-themed suit jacket \u2013 ahead of the country\u2019s 250th birthday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pennsylvania state Rep. 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