David H. Zimmerman (born April 13, 1956) is an American politician and current member of the

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. It ...

, representing the 99th District.

Biography

Zimmerman was born on April 13, 1956 in Narvon, Pennsylvania, and grew up on a dairy farm. Zimmerman served in several positions in his native

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Lancaster County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder Kaundi), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the south central part of Pennsylvania. ...

, including as chairman of the board of supervisors of East Earl Township.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Zimmerman was first elected the represent the 99th District in the

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. He was re-elected in

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, and

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. In 2020, Zimmerman was among 26 Pennsylvania House Republicans who called for the reversal of Joe Biden's certification as the winner of Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the

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, citing false claims of election irregularities. In May 2022, GOP leadership removed Zimmerman from all but one of his committees after he supported a primary challenger running against state Senator Ryan Aument. In a speech on September 24, 2022 in support of

Doug Mastriano Douglas Vincent Mastriano (born January 2, 1964) is an American far-right politician and retired military officer who has served in the Pennsylvania Senate since 2019, representing the 33rd district. A member of the Republican Party, he was ...

, Zimmerman told the crowd he had received a subpoena from the FBI regarding the January 6 United States Capitol attack, claiming that "the FBI looked for me all day long, but what I did that they didn't know is, I turned my phone tracker off."

Personal life

Zimmerman resides in

East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania East Earl Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 6,721. History The Spring Grove Forge Mansion and Henry Weaver Farmstead are listed on the National Registe ...

with his wife, Ruth Ann. They have three children and seven grandchildren.

Electoral history

References

External links

Official Web SitePA House profile
* Living people People from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians 1956 births {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub