Wayne Langerholc Jr. | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 35th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | John N. Wozniak |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Cortney Langerholc |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Richland Township,Cambria County,Pennsylvania |
Education | Juniata College Widener School of Law |
Alma mater | Juniata College Widener School of Law |
Wayne Langerholc Jr. is a Pennsylvania attorney,former prosecutor,and politician. A Republican,he is a senator representing District 35 in the Pennsylvania Senate. Before his election to the state senate in 2016,Langerholc was an assistant district attorney in Cambria County and a township supervisor. [1] [2] 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. [3] Wozniak was replaced on the ballot by Cambria County controller Ed Cernic Jr.[ citation needed ] Langerholc benefited from Donald Trump winning the district with 71 percent of the vote,which was Trump's second-best showing in the state. [4]
For the 2025-2026 Session Langerholc serves as the Majority Whip and sits on the following committees on the State Senate: [5]