After interning at Governor George Pataki's office and running a congressional campaign for Brett Sommer in 2000,Langworthy became a staffer for CongressmanThomas M. Reynolds. He managed Reynolds's successful reelection campaigns in 2004 and 2006.[2] While working for Reynolds,Langworthy met his future wife,Erin Baker,who also worked on Reynolds's staff. Langworthy later managed the successful 2008 campaign of Representative Chris Lee and served as Lee's district office director until May 2010.[1][3][2]
Erie County Republican Committee chair James P. Domagalski resigned his chairmanship in 2010 to run for the New York State Senate.[5][6] An early front-runner for the county chairship,Langworthy made himself as visible as possible on the county and state Republican scenes. Langworthy unanimously won a special election for the chairship,becoming the youngest chair of either political party in Erie County's history.[1][bettersourceneeded] He was the only Republican county chair to endorse Carl Paladino in the Republican gubernatorial primary in 2010;he emerged as a political powerhouse when Paladino won the primary.[7] Paladino's primary upset,together with the Republicans' successful effort to take control of the Erie County legislature,led Buffalo News chief political columnist Bob McCarthy to call Langworthy the "GOP's Young Elder".[8]
In September 2019,it was announced that Langworthy would be succeeded as Erie County chair by Boston,New York Republican chair Karl J. Simmeth Jr.[12]
New York State Republican Committee
Langworthy in 2021
In 2018,Langworthy began campaigning for the chairship of the New York State Republican Committee against incumbent state chairman Ed Cox.[13] On May 20,2019,after Monroe County Republican Chair Bill Reilich announced his support for Langworthy,Cox announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy for a new term as chair;[14] the Democrat and Chronicle reported that Langworthy was "poised to become" the next chair of the Republican Committee.[15] On July 1,2019,Langworthy was named chair of the New York State Republican Committee.[16] He is the youngest state chair in party history.[17]
In June 2022, U.S. representative Chris Jacobs, who was running in New York's 23rd congressional district, announced that he would withdraw from the race and not seek reelection. Langworthy subsequently announced his candidacy for the seat, which represents portions of the Buffalo suburbs and most of the Southern Tier.[18] His home in Pendleton, near Niagara Falls, had been in the 27th district before it was eliminated in redistricting.
Langworthy won the August 24 Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district—defeating Carl Paladino. While Paladino dominated the Buffalo suburbs, Langworthy swamped him in the Southern Tier.[19] In the general election, Langworthy defeated Democratic nominee Max Della Pia.[20]
On June 11, 2024, Langworthy voted (at 6:36 in video) against including H.R.1282 - MAJ Richard Star Act in the FY 25 NDAA. This despite the fact that he is listed as a co-sponsor of the bill.
Personal life
Langworthy's wife, Erin Baker Langworthy, ran unsuccessfully for Amherst, New York, Town Board in 2017.[22][23] She served as finance chair of the Erie County Republican Committee.[24]
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