About

Gordon Denlinger was elected to repre­sent the people of Lancaster County’s 99^th Legisla­tive District in 2003. A conser­v­a­tive Repub­lican, Denlinger has focused his legisla­tive efforts on promoting the creation and growth of small busi­ness, helping Pennsylvania’s farmers, and defending tradi­tional values. As a member of the House majority in the 2011-12 legisla­tive session, Denlinger will continue his long­standing commit­ment to preserving the free enter­prise system on which our nation was built, creating jobs, reforming Harris­burg, and providing tax and regu­la­tory relief.

Taking office three months into the 2003-04 legisla­tive session, Denlinger carries on a tradi­tion of respon­sive and effec­tive service to the people of the 99^th District, which includes the Town­ships of Brec­knock, Caernarvon, Earl, East Earl, Ephrata and Salis­bury, as well as the Boroughs of Ephrata, New Holland and Terre Hill.

As state repre­sen­ta­tive, Denlinger is a strong voice for fami­lies, farmers and the small busi­ness commu­nity. As a father of four, he has a vested interest in improving educa­tion and making sure Penn­syl­vania remains econom­i­cally compet­i­tive in the 21st century.

In his posi­tions as Chairman of the Subcom­mittee on Fiscal Policy for the House Appro­pri­a­tions Committee and leader of the Job Creation Policy Devel­op­ment Team under the Repub­lican Policy Committee, as well as his member­ship on the House Agri­cul­ture, Finance and Tourism Commit­tees, Repre­sen­ta­tive Denlinger is well-positioned to shape public policy and repre­sent the views of those living in eastern Lancaster County.

In addi­tion to his legisla­tive committee assign­ments, Repre­sen­ta­tive Denlinger currently serves as founding chairman of the Values Action Team, a coali­tion of like-minded legis­la­tors working to advance tradi­tional family values in our State Capitol.

A Certi­fied Public Accoun­tant, Denlinger had been Controller for Sharp Shopper, Inc., a grocery discounter based in Ephrata, Penn­syl­vania, prior to taking office. From 1990 until 2002, he was Assis­tant Controller for Newell Rubbermaid’s Graco Children’s Prod­ucts Divi­sion. Graco, based at the time in Elverson, PA, is the world’s largest producer of baby furniture.

Denlinger is a 1985 grad­uate of Bob Jones Univer­sity in Greenville, S.C., where he earned a B.S. degree in Accounting. He is a member of both the Amer­ican Insti­tute of CPAs and the Penn­syl­vania Insti­tute of CPAs.

Denlinger and his family are members of Zeltenreich Reformed Church in New Holland, where he serves as an Elder. He and his wife, Carolyn, reside in Narvon with their four chil­dren — Evan (23), A. Preston (23), Blake (19), and Mariah (13).