John Gordner

Infobox State Senator


name = John Gordner
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birth_date = January 5, 1962
birth_place =Berwick, Pennsylvania
residence =Berwick, Pennsylvania
state = Pennsylvania
state_senate = Pennsylvania
district = 27th
term_start = 2003
term_end = present
predecessor = Ed Helfrick
successor = Incumbent
party = Republican
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spouse = Lori Gordner
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John R. Gordner is an American politician in the state of Pennsylvania. He currently serves in the Pennsylvania State Senate and represents the 27th senatorial district. His district includes all of Montour County, Snyder County, Northumberland County, Columbia County and parts of Dauphin County and Luzerne County

Gordner is a lifelong resident of Berwick, Pennsylvania. He earned a Juris Doctor from Dickinson College and has served as a practicing attorney. Gordner was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1992 and served 11 years in that body. He earned his current position in a special election in 2003, succeeding Ed Helfrick, who abruptly retired from the Senate earlier that year.

Gordner currently presides as Vice-Chair of the Communications and Technology Committee and Chairman of the Labor and Industry Committee. He will face re-election in 2008.

External links

* [http://gordner.pasenategop.com/ Senator Gordner's Official Site]