Paul Schemel | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 90th district | |
Assumed office January 6, 2015 [1] | |
Preceded by | Todd Rock |
Personal details | |
Born | Buffalo,New York,U.S. | November 6,1971
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Lucy |
Children | 6 |
Residence(s) | Greencastle,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Dallas (BA) Regent University (JD) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Paul Thomas Schemel (born November 6,1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 90th district in Franklin County,Pennsylvania.
Schemel was born in Buffalo,New York on November 6,1971. He graduated from Southside High School in 1990. At the University of Dallas,he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy in 1994 and an MBA in contract management in 1996. He obtained a JD from Regent University in 1999. [2]
Schemel has worked as an attorney and was an advisor on local government for Iraq at the United States Department of State. His first role in elected office was as a councilor in Greencastle,Pennsylvania,a position he held for six years before being elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2014. [2]
Schemel opposes the legalization of cannabis in Pennsylvania. [3] After the 2020 United States presidential election,Schemel was one of 26 Pennsylvania House Republicans who called for withdrawing certification of presidential electors. [4]
Schemel currently sits on the Environmental Resources &Energy,Health,Judiciary,and State Government committees. [5]
Rep. Schemel made an unsuccessful attempt at becoming minority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2022. [6]
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