Jim Gerlach
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Tim Holden |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Costello |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 44th district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Pecora |
| Succeeded by | John Rafferty |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 155th district |
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In office January 1, 1991 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Morris |
| Succeeded by | Curt Schroder |
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February 25, 1955 Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Karen Gerlach |
| Children | Katie Jim Rob |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College |
| Religion | Protestantism |
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| Website | Government website |
James "Jim" Gerlach (born February 25, 1955) is the former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district, serving from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Gerlach retired from congress after completing his sixth term.
Gerlach was born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania to Helen Lorraine (née Fitzgerald) and Jack Allen Gerlach. His father was killed by a drunk driver when he was five years old, leaving his mother to raise three children on her own. He graduated from Dickinson College where he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and the Raven's Claw Honorary Society, with a B.A. in Political Science. He also earned his law degree from Dickinson School of Law in 1980. After graduation, Gerlach worked as a legislative aide in the Pennsylvania State Senate.
In 1986, Gerlach moved back to Ellwood City to challenge Frank LaGrotta in the race for state representative but lost. In 1987, he returned to Chester County to work for the Lamb, Windle & McErlane law firm in West Chester, whose senior partner was then-Chester County Republican Chairman William Lamb.
In preparation for the 1990 election against long time Democratic State Rep. Sam Morris, Gerlach visited 8,600 homes in the 155th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, building his campaign around what he saw as the incumbent's inattentiveness to suburban sprawl. According to a local newspaper, the Daily Local News, Gerlach charged that his opponent was "out of touch" with his constituency.
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