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Biography

Senator Bob Regola was elected in 2004 to his first term representing the 39th Senatorial District, which includes most of Westmoreland County.

Senator Regola serves as Chairman of the Senate Local Government Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Banking & Insurance Committee, and member of the Appropriations, Communications & Technology, Game & Fisheries, and Law & Justice Committees.

He is one of the Senate's two members on the State Transportation Advisory Committee, a group that helps set priorities for road and bridge construction projects. Senator Regola also serves as a Senate representative to the Pennsylvania Local Government Commission, a bi-partisan, bi-cameral panel that provides research and recommendations to the General Assembly on issues affecting municipalities.

Senator Regola was the prime sponsor of Act 67 of 2005, which opened extracurricular activities to home-educated students. Act 67 was not only Senator Regola’s first bill to clear the General Assembly, but marked the culmination of a more than 10-year effort to pass legislation opening extracurricular activities to home schooled students.

A strong supporter of local police and fire departments and ambulance squads, Senator Regola has secured thousands of dollars in state grants to help improve the safety and the quality of life for his constituents. In 2007, he lead the effort to renew a $25 million grant program for volunteer fire and EMS providers to purchase equipment, facility upgrades, or training.  Rather than renewing the program on an annual basis, this important grant program was renewed for five years.

Senator Regola stresses the need to create jobs and expand worker training programs that provide skills to help young people find work and retraining to keep families in Westmoreland County.

He also wants to rebuild communities by encouraging companies to invest, expand, and provide good-paying jobs. As part of those efforts, Senator Regola is pushing for the transportation improvements needed to support economic growth.

Prior to joining the Senate, he served as Chairman of the Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors. He never voted to increase taxes, and under his leadership the township increased accountability, streamlined operations, and cut unnecessary spending to save money for taxpayers.

Using the lessons he learned from local government, Senator Regola is pushing legislation to control state spending, cut state taxes, and increase manufacturing jobs in Westmoreland County.

A Westmoreland County native, Senator Regola is a 1980 graduate of Hempfield High School. From there, he completed the rigorous 5-year engineering program at Penn State in just 4 years and returned home to join the family surveying business.

He is married to Janette Sepesy. They have three children: Bobby, John Ross and Marlena.

Senator Regola is a Member of the Police Rod and Gun Club and the National Rifle Association, as well as an Honorary Member of the Hempfield #2 Volunteer Fire Department.