Wayne Langerholc Jr. is a

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attorney, former prosecutor, and politician. A Republican, he is a senator representing District 35 in the

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. Before his election to the state senate in

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, Langerholc was an

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in Cambria County and a township supervisor. He attended

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in Harrisburg, PA. Langerholc initially expected to face five-term Democratic incumbent John N. Wozniak, but Wozniak retired just three months before the election. Wozniak was replaced on the ballot by Cambria County controller Ed Cernic Jr. Langerholc benefited from

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winning the district with 71 percent of the vote, which was Trump's second-best showing in the state.Presidential results in Pennsylvania by state senate district
Daily Kos; accessed April 4, 2022.

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