John Gordner

John R. Gordner
John R. Gordner
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate; from the 27th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 24, 2003
Preceded by	Edward Helfrick
Constituency	All of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and parts of Dauphin and Luzerne Counties
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; from the 109th district
	In office; January 5, 1993 – November 24, 2003
Preceded by	Ted Stuban
Succeeded by	David R. Millard
Constituency	Part of Columbia County
Personal details
Born	January 5, 1962 (age 59); Berwick, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican (2001–present); Democratic (1993–2001);
Spouse(s)	Lori Gordner
Residence	Berwick, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Dickinson College; Dickinson School of Law

John R. Gordner (born January 5, 1962) is an American politician in the state of Pennsylvania. He currently serves in the Pennsylvania State Senate and represents the 27th senatorial district. His district includes all of Montour County, Snyder County, Northumberland County, Columbia County and parts of Dauphin County and Luzerne County

Early life[]

Gordner earned a Juris Doctor from the Dickinson School of Law and has served as a practicing attorney.

Gordner was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1992 and served 11 years in that body.^[4]^[5]

In 2001, Gordner changed political parties from Democrat to Republican.^[6]

In 2003, he won a special election to replace Ed Helfrick, who abruptly retired from the Senate earlier that year.^[7]^[8]

Gordner is a lifelong resident of Berwick, Pennsylvania, where he currently resides with his wife, Lori, and two children.

^ "SESSION OF 2003 - 187TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 76" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania Senate. 2003-11-24.
^ "SESSION OF 1993 - 177TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1993-01-05.
^ "SESSION OF 2003 - 187TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 96" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2003-11-24.
^ "John R. Gordner (Democrat)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2001-08-03.
^ "John R. Gordner (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2001-08-03.
^ Bull, John (2 October 2001). "State House's Gordner switches to GOP". Post Gazette. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "The winner is ... not us". The Daily Item. 2 November 2003.
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John R. Gordner


Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 27th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 24, 2003^[1]
Preceded by	Edward Helfrick
Constituency	All of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and parts of Dauphin and Luzerne Counties
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 109th district
In office January 5, 1993^[2] – November 24, 2003^[3]
Preceded by	Ted Stuban
Succeeded by	David R. Millard
Constituency	Part of Columbia County

Personal details
Born	(1962-01-05) January 5, 1962 (age 59) Berwick, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican (2001–present) Democratic (1993–2001)
Spouse(s)	Lori Gordner
Residence	Berwick, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Dickinson College Dickinson School of Law