About

When voters in Lancaster County’s 99th Legislative District chose a successor to Leroy Zimmerman, who died one month after being elected to a fifth term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the overwhelming choice was Gordon Denlinger, a conservative Republican with a focus on family values and fiscal responsibility.

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 99th 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 position as Republican Chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice for the House Appropriations Committee and the Co-Chairman of the Budget and Economic Policy Task Force under the Republican Policy Committee, as well as his membership on the House Agriculture and Finance 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 Covenant Reformed Church in New Holland, where he has served as an Elder. He and his wife, Carolyn, reside in Narvon with their four children — Evan (21), A. Preston (19), Blake (17), and Mariah (12).