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Wayne Langerholc, Jr.REPRepublican State Senator, District 35
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Wayne Langerholc Jr. is a Pennsylvania attorney, former prosecutor, and politician. A Republican, he is a senator representing District 35 in the Pennsylvania Senate. Before his election to the state senate in 2016, Langerholc was an assistant district attorney in Cambria County and a township supervisor. He attended Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg, PA. Langerholc initially expected to face five-term Democratic incumbent John N. Wozniak, but Wozniak retired just three months before the election. Wozniak was replaced on the ballot by Cambria County controller Ed Cernic Jr. Langerholc benefited from Donald Trump winning the district with 71 percent of the vote, which was Trump's second-best showing in the state.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Widener University
Juniata College
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Senator
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
2016 - Current
Attorney
Bruns White Limited Liability Company
2020 - Current
Adjunct Professor
Criminal Court Procedure, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
2014 - 2017
Assistant District Attorney
Cambria County District Attorney's Office
2007 - 2016
Adjunct Professor
Business Law, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
2012 - 2015
Parental Advocate
Cambria County Children and Youth Services
2003 - 2008
Attorney at Law
Wayne Langerholc, Jr. Law Offices
2007 - Current
Attorney
Gleason, McQuillan, Barbin, and Markovitz
1998 - 2007
Other Experience1 - 9 of 9
Vice Chair
Board of Supervisors, Richland Township
2002 - 2016
Former Chair
Education Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Aging and Youth Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Game and Fisheries Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Labor and Industry Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Community, Economic & Recreational Development, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member
Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Vice Chair
Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate