Gordon Denlinger
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Gordon R. Denlinger is a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....

 for the 99th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 99
The 99th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Lancaster County and includes the following areas:* Brecknock Township* Caernarvon Township* Earl Township* East Earl Township* Ephrata* Ephrata Township* New Holland...

 and was elected in a special election in 2003. Denlinger is a member of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Appropriations, Finance and Tourism Committees.

Denlinger also serves as the Republican Chair of the Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy for the House Appropriations Committee, Vice-Chair of the Finance Committee, and Co-Chair of the Jobs Creation Working Group under the Republican Policy Committee.

In addition to his legislative committee assignments, Representative Denlinger currently serves as founding chairman of the Values Action Team, a coalition of like-minded legislators working to advance traditional family values in Pennsylvania's State Capitol.

Personal

Denlinger graduated from Bob Jones University
Bob Jones University
Bob Jones University is a private, for-profit, non-denominational Protestant university in Greenville, South Carolina.The university was founded in 1927 by Bob Jones, Sr. , an evangelist and contemporary of Billy Sunday...

 in Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina
-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...

 in 1985 with a degree in Accounting. He was first elected to represent the 99th legislative district
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 99
The 99th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Lancaster County and includes the following areas:* Brecknock Township* Caernarvon Township* Earl Township* East Earl Township* Ephrata* Ephrata Township* New Holland...

 in a special election on March 18, 2003 to fill the remainder of Leroy Zimmerman
Leroy Zimmerman
Leroy Zimmerman is the name of:*Leroy M. Zimmerman , Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives*LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Pennsylvania Attorney General...

's term.

A Certified Public Accountant, Denlinger had been Controller for Sharp Shopper, Inc., a grocery discounter based in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, prior to taking office. From 1990 until 2002, he was Assistant Controller for Newell Rubbermaid’s Graco Children’s Products Division. Graco, based at the time in Elverson, PA, is the world’s largest producer of baby furniture.

Gordon Denlinger and his family are members of Covenant Reformed Church in New Holland, where he has served as an elder. He and his wife reside in Narvon, Pennsylvania and have four children: Evan, Abram Preston, Blake, and Mariah.

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