Bryan Cutler

In 2016, Cutler co-sponsored a memoranda in support of House Bill 1948, which was put forth by State Representative Kathy Rapp. The bill’s purpose was to make it so that abortions in Pennsylvania would only be permitted during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. Cutler, along with Rapp and Representative Bryan Barbin, wrote in the memoranda that the bill would also put a stop to dismemberment being used as an abortion method.

In 2015, Cutler voiced some of the worries he had about Governor Tom Wolf’s proposed severance tax. Cutler said, “If we’re gonna stunt the economic growth and future impact I think we have to consider that.”

Later in 2015, following the terror attacks in Paris, Cutler supported keeping Syrian refugees out of Pennsylvania. Governor Tom Wolf’s permitting of Syrian refugees into the state was criticized by Cutler and other Pennsylvania republicans. Cutler has said, “there is a real difference between those that seek peace and security and those that would use this opportunity to advance terrorism.”

In 2014, In response to paychecks being subject to the state taking union dues from them, Cutler put forth a proposal to have this discontinued. Cutler argued that the state ought to stay out of the handling of union dues because the state is aware that a certain percentage of union dues is used for political purposes including lobbying and paying for ads.

He was first elected in 2006, defeating incumbent Gibson C. Armstrong, who voted against the controversial 2005 legislative pay raise. Despite his initial vote against the pay raise Armstrong later filed paperwork to receive it angering many of his constituents.

Cutler was born in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania and attended Solanco High School. He graduated from Lancaster School of Radiology in 1995 and earned a bachelor's degree from Lebanon Valley College in 2001. He worked as an X-Ray Technologist at Lancaster Regional Medical Center and as a Manager of Support Services at Lancaster General Hospital. In 2006, he earned a law degree with a Certificate in Health Care from Widener University School of Law.

Bryan Dean Cutler (born 1975) is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 100th legislative district. He was first elected in 2006, defeating incumbent Gibson C. Armstrong. He is the Republican Majority Leader, having been elected after the 2018 elections.