Lynda Joy Schlegel Culver (born May 28, 1969) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

. A member of the Republican Party, she is a member of the

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from the 108th district.

Early life and education

Culver was born on May 28, 1969 in

Sunbury, Pennsylvania Sunbury is a city and county seat of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna Valley on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, just downstream of the confluence of its main and west ...

. She graduated from

Shikellamy High School Shikellamy High School is a public high school located in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States. The building was built in 1929. It is part of the Shikellamy School District. It is the sole public high school for the communities of Northumberland, ...

in 1987, and earned a

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

degree in political science from

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg, BU or Bloom) is a campus of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania and it is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The c ...

in 1991.

Political career

Culver first ran for

Pennsylvania State Representative 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. It ...

from the 108th district in

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and won. She was later reelected to six more consecutive terms. In 2022, Culver announced her candidacy in the 2023 Pennsylvania Senate 27th District special election to fill the seat vacated by State Senator

John Gordner John R. Gordner (born January 5, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, he represented the 27th District in the Pennsylvania State Senate (2003–2022) and the 109th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1993 ...

Personal life

Culver resides in

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with her husband Thomas and their son.

References

External links

State Representative Lynda Schlegel-Culver
official caucus site
Lynda Schlegel-Culver (R)
official PA House site Living people Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Women state legislators in Pennsylvania 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians 1969 births {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub