Wayne Langerholc Jr. is a
Pennsylvania
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attorney, former prosecutor, and politician. A
Republican, he is the
Pennsylvania State Senator for the
35th district. Before his election to the state senate in
2016
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, 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
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Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
winning the district with 71 percent of the vote, which was Trump's second-best showing in the state.
Presidential results in Pennsylvania by state senate district
Daily Kos; accessed April 4, 2022.
References
External links
Wayne Langerholc for State SenatePennsylvania State Senate
Living people
Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators
Pennsylvania lawyers
Juniata College alumni
Widener University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Widener University Commonwealth Law School alumni
21st-century American politicians
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