Roy Eugene Baldwin, Jr. (born August 9, 1948) is a Republican former member of the

Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

and father of The Bachelor star

Andrew Baldwin Captain Andrew James Baldwin, MD, USN (born February 5, 1977, Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a US Naval Officer, ironman triathlete, television personality, humanitarian, and physician. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, he received his bachelor' ...

Family and formative years

Born in Pennsylvania on August 9, 1948, Baldwin has two brothers: Robert and Bill and a sister, Mary Baldwin Costello. He married Cynthia "Cindy" Laulani, a mathematics teacher. He has three children, two sons: Andy Baldwin, US Naval Officer, athlete and physician who starred in the reality show The Bachelor, Rob and a daughter Susie Baldwin. Baldwin earned a degree in Agricultural Engineering from Cornell University.

Career

Baldwin served as Township Supervisor of Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania for eight years. He was first elected to represent the 97th legislative district in the

in the 2002 election when he defeated upset Republican incumbent Jere L. Strittmatter in the Republican primary.

References

External links

* official PA House profile (archived) * official Party website (archived) 1948 births Living people Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives American management consultants Politicians from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Engineers from Pennsylvania Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumni {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub