Aliquippa Mayor Walker Attended "Building A Better Pennsylvania" Conference At The White House

(Photos of the event provided by Aliquippa Mayor Dwan Walker)

Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Washington, D.C.) Last Thursday, September 29, 2022, City of Aliquippa Mayor Dwan Walker went to Washington, D.C. and represented, not only the city but Beaver County at a Building a Better Pennsylvania event at the White House. The mayor said that President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to the event and called him by name and shook his hand.

Mayor Walker said that the attendees were from Pennsylvania and upon entering had COVID- 19 testing. Walker said “It was amazing,” and he was one of four mayors invited to the event.

A tour of the White House and the oval office was featured. The mayor took the Aliquippa flag along and took many pictures for all to see.

Mayor Walker said the idea of the trip was to make politics local. The representatives were told to keep doing what they are doing in their municipalities.

Doug Imhoff, who is a lawyer, was also in attendance . His focus was on infrastructure, climate change, allocation of funds and resources.

Mayor Walker said,” it was one of my favorite trips, and he’ll never forget it. He added, traffic in our nation’s capital was unreal”

You can see a few photos of Mayor Walker’s trip below: