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Paul Schemel
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 90th district

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 6, 2015[1]
Preceded byTodd Rock
Personal details
Born (1971-11-06) November 6, 1971 (age 52)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLucy
Children6
Residence(s)Greencastle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Dallas (BA)
Regent University (JD)
OccupationAttorney

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 districtinFranklin County, Pennsylvania.

Early life and education[edit]

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]

Career[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SESSION OF 2015 - 199TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2015-01-06.
  • ^ a b "Paul Schemel". Official Website - PA House Archives. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  • ^ Hardyshardy@therecordherald.com, Shawn. "Schemel, Ward share insights". Waynesboro Record Herald - Waynesboro, PA.
  • ^ "26 Pa. House Republicans call for withdrawing certification of presidential electors". pennlive. 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  • ^ "Representative Paul Schemel". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  • ^ "Kerry Benninghoff ends leadership role among Pa. House Republicans; Schlossberg retains his administrator job with Democrats". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
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