Douglas Reichley (born 1961) is a politician from the

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; he was elected to the

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in 2002, representing the 134th district. He sat on the House Appropriations, Consumer Affairs, Health and Human Services and Professional Licensure Committees and was also a member of the House Republican Policy Committee. In 2011, he was elected Judge on the Lehigh County

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Career

Prior to his tenure as a state legislator, Reichley worked in private practice with Lightner Law Offices in Wescosville. He was previously an assistant district attorney in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. He also worked as an assistant district attorney in Lehigh County for 11 years, from 1989 to 2000. He began his law career as an associate with the law firm of Snyder, Dimmich and Guldin in Allentown."Representative Reichley's Web Profile" http://repreichley.com

Personal

Reichley holds a Juris Doctor from

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and Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government and Law from Lafayette College. Reichley has served many posts in his community as president of the Allentown YMCA/YWCA, the Emmaus Kiwanis and on the board of the Lehigh Valley Crime Victims’ Council. He has also been an instructor at the Allentown Police Academy, Northampton County Community College, and DeSales University and even taught fellow prosecutors at meetings of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys’ Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

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Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus
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