Full Name:
Jim Gerlach
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Karen; 3 Children; 3 Stepchildren
Birth Date:
02/25/1955
Birth Place:
Ellwood City, PA
Home City:
Chester Springs, PA
Religion:
Protestant
JD, Dickinson College School of Law, 1980
BA, Political Science, Dickinson College, 1977
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2002-2014
Alternate Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2000, 2008
Senator, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1994-2002
Representative, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1990-1994
Co-Chair, House Land Conservation Caucus
Founder, House Land Trust Caucus
Co-Chair, House Land Trust Caucus
Co-Chair, House Ukraine Caucus
Former Member, Pennsylvania IMPACCT Commission
Member, Speaker's Task Force on Medicare Reform
Experience, Attorney
Former Member, Agric of the ultural Development Council, Chester County
Former Member, Board of Directors, Brandywine Hospital
Former Member, Board of Directors, Mission for Educating Children with Autism
Former Member, Board of Trustees, Dickinson College
Board Member, Brandywine Health and Wellness Foundation
Member, Downington Lions Club
Experience, Former Member, Agric of the Cultural Development Council
Experience, Former Member, West Brandywine Township Zoning Hearing Board
Former Vice-Chair, Pennsylvania PRIME Council
Member, Saving America's Cities Working Group
Former Member, Zoning Hearing Board, West Brandywine Township
Chair, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Council, 2000-2002
Astrological Sign:
Pisces
Awards:
Spirit of Free Enterprise, Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry, 2003
Taxpayer Hero, Americans for Tax Reform, 2004
Recognition, Small Business Survival Committee, 2004
Honorary Doctor of Law, Harcum College, 2004
Land Use Award, Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy, 2001
Regional Elected Official of the Year, Delaware Planning Commission, 2002
Public Sector Award, Greater Valley Forge Transportation Management Association, 2002
Medal of Honor Award, U.S. Oncology, 2004
Local Government Award, Pennsylvania Recreation & Park Society, 2003