David Hummer Rowe is an American politician from Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Republican Party and has represented the 85th District in the

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since 2019.

Early life

David Hummer Rowe was homeschooled and graduated in 2009. After graduating from homeschool, Rowe was a Christian missionary in Southeast Asia. While based in Taiwan, Rowe attended National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU), but has not disclosed whether he completed any specific program during his NSYSU experience. After returning to the states in 2010, Rowe established LBG Fitness Inc., a

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gym.

Political career

The East Buffalo Township Board of Supervisors selected Rowe to succeed Michael Daniloff in March 2018. After Fred Keller vacated his seat in the

District 85 on May 24, 2019, Rowe contested the open seat. This necessitated Rowe's resignation from his East Buffalo Township post, in which he was succeeded by Jim Murphy. Rowe secured the Republican Party nomination, and defeated Democratic Party candidate Jennifer Rager-Kay, as well as write-in candidate Clair Moyer. Rowe was sworn in as a member of the Pennsylvania House on September 17, 2019. In January 2020, Rowe announced that he would seek reelection. No opposing candidate filed by the deadline to challenge Rowe's incumbency. He defeated Democratic Party candidate Katie Evans in the 2020 general election with a winning vote percentage of 68.2 percent vs 31.8 percent, within one percentage point of the Republican/Democratic affiliation breakdown of the 85th district. Rowe has blocked individuals who criticize or question his statements and policies on social media. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rowe posted a photo on social media Thanksgiving Eve at a bar, with a drink in hand, after 5 P.M. as a response to COVID state-level mitigation techniques. In 2020, Rowe was among twenty-six Pennsylvania House Republicans who called for the reversal of

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's certification as the winner of Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the

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, citing false claims of election irregularities. Rowe is the vice-chair of the Pennsylvania State Freedom Caucus. After securing re-election in 2024, David Rowe was named policy chair for the GOP caucus for the 2025-2026 session.https://repdavidrowe.com/News/35141/Latest-News/Rowe-Named-GOP-Policy-Committee-Chair-for-2025-26-Session

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowe, David H. 1991 births Living people Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Businesspeople from Pennsylvania People from Union County, Pennsylvania County officials in Pennsylvania 21st-century American businesspeople American expatriates in Taiwan Christian missionaries in Taiwan American Christian missionaries National Sun Yat-sen University alumni 21st-century American educators 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly