The resolution was approved by a 103-100 vote on Wednesday, Swift’s 34th birthday
2023 was the year of Taylor Swift — and Pennsylvania is celebrating her for it.
On Wednesday, which also happened to be the star’s 34th birthday, Pennsylvania lawmakers approved a resolution recognizing 2023 as the age of Taylor Swift in her home state.
The resolution, which passed 103-100, was introduced by Reps. Danielle Friel Otten, Jennifer O’Mara, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Robert Freeman, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Arvind Venkat, Jose Giral and Maureen E. Madden.
The resolution states that Swift has “transcended the role of a pop star,” the Associated Press reports. It also acknowledges her achievements over the past year, such as being named TIME’s Person of the Year, and says she “shines as a role model of courage, self-acceptance and self-determination, persevering in the face of personal and professional obstacles and challenges. ”
Happy 34! Taylor Swift celebrated her birthday with a party attended by Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid and other famous friends
Democratic Rep. Maureen Madden of Monroe County was a strong supporter of the measure and expressed her appreciation for the singer’s influence on younger generations.
“I’m turning 64 today and I’m thinking about who will carry on our legacy. She’s not popular because she writes breakup songs,” Madden said on the House floor, according to the media release. “She’s popular because the largest voting demographic, the 18-24 demographic, listens and does what she says.”
Although Swift left the Keystone State when she was a teenager to pursue her musical dreams in Nashville, she included references to Pennsylvania in songs like “Gold Rush,” “Seven” and “Christmas Tree Farm.”
In May, the Nashville mayor’s office issued a proclamation “recognizing Taylor Swift’s Homecoming Weekend” when she arrived on her Eras Tour stop. Along with the proclamation, the city also installed a park bench in Centennial Park with the words “For Taylor Swift. Reading bench in Centennial Park. Welcome home, Nashville.”
The park bench is a reference to her song “Invisible String”, which is on her 2020 album. folklore. In the song, Swift sings, “Green was the color of the grass/Where I used to read at Centennial Park/I used to think I could meet somebody there.”
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On Wednesday night, Swift celebrated her birthday with a party attended by many of her famous friends in New York, and took to Instagram the following day to share photos from the event.
Stars including Gigi Hadid, Blake Lively, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, Este Haim, Alana Haim, Zoë Kravitz and Antoni Porowski, among others, turned out for Swift’s party, as did her longtime friend Abigail Anderson — of whom are all pictured hanging out with the “Karma” singer on Instagram.
Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh Sperry also attended the celebration, according to photos taken outside The Box nightclub in Manhattan, where the party took place after dinner at Freemans restaurant.
“I can’t believe this year…actually…happened? Thank you for all your beautiful birthday wishes yesterday,” Swift wrote on Instagram, reflecting on her many accomplishments in 2023: launching the Eras Tour, dropping record with a motion picture and the release of both Speak Now (Taylor Version) and 1989 (Taylor Version)among others.
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