HONESDALE, PA — After nearly three decades in public service, Pennsylvania State Representative Sandra Major at the end of December announced she will not seek re-election in 2016.

“It has been my honor and privilege to serve the people of Wayne and Susquehanna Counties,” Major said. “Throughout my public service career, my goal has always been to help improve the lives of the people I was elected to represent.”

“I am proud of the place we call home, and I am proud of what we have been able to accomplish to help make Northeast Pennsylvania a better place to live, work, and raise a family,” said Major.

“My time as an elected official has been a blessing. I have had the opportunity to meet and become friends with countless people during my career,” said Major. “I will always be humbled by the level of support the people of the 111th District have given me over the years.”

Major has served in the State Assembly since 1995. She is a member of the Committee on Committees and several legislative caucuses, including Agriculture, Antique and Classic Car, Asthma, Cancer, Career and Technical Education, Community College, East Central, Fair, Firefighters and Emergency Services, Gas and Oil, Legislative Energy, Lupus, PA Winery, Pro-Life, Rural Health, Sportsmen and Timber.

Major serves as a member of the board of the Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, the National Rifle Association and the First Presbyterian Church in Montrose.