Lynda Schlegel Culver | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 27th district | |
Assumed office February 28, 2023 [1] | |
Preceded by | John Gordner |
Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 108th district | |
In office January 4, 2011 –February 28, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Merle Phillips |
Succeeded by | Mike Stender |
Personal details | |
Born | Sunbury,Pennsylvania,U.S. | May 28,1969
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Thomas |
Children | 1 |
Residence(s) | Rockefeller Township,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Alma mater | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (B.A.) |
Lynda Joy Schlegel Culver [2] (born May 28,1969) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A member of the Republican Party,she is currently a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 27th District since 2023,following her win in a special election. She was formerly a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 108th District from 2011 until 2023.
Culver was born on May 28,1969,in Sunbury,Pennsylvania. She graduated from Shikellamy High School in 1987,and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 1991. [2]
Culver first ran for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 108th District in 2010 and won. She was later reelected to six more consecutive terms. [2] [3]
In 2022,Culver announced her candidacy in the 2023 special election to fill the 27th District seat vacated by the resignation of State Senator John Gordner. [4] She won the election held on January 31,defeating Democrat Patricia Lawton with a landslide 70%-30% victory. [5] She was sworn into the Senate on February 28,2023. [1]
For the 2025-2026 Session Culver serves on the following committees in the State Senate: [6]
Culver resides in Rockefeller Township,Pennsylvania,with her husband Thomas and their son. [3] [7]