Lynda Schlegel Culver

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Lynda Schlegel Culver
Image of Lynda Schlegel Culver
Pennsylvania State Senate District 27
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108
Successor: Michael Stender

Compensation

Base salary

$106,422.33/year

Per diem

$185/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Bloomsburg University, 1995

Personal
Profession
Office Administrator
Contact

Lynda Schlegel Culver (Republican Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 27. She assumed office on February 28, 2023. Her current term ends on November 30, 2028.

Culver (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 27. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Lynda Schlegel Culver earned her B.A. in political science from Bloomsburg University. Her career experience includes working as a staff leader in the office of former state representative Merle Phillips for over 21 years. She has also been active on the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Culver was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Culver was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Culver was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
Aging & Older Adult Services
Insurance
Transportation
Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Culver served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Culver served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Culver served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 27

Incumbent Lynda Schlegel Culver defeated Patricia Lawton in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 27 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lynda Schlegel Culver
Lynda Schlegel Culver (R)
 
72.0
 
93,980
Image of Patricia Lawton
Patricia Lawton (D)
 
27.9
 
36,359
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
136

Total votes: 130,475
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 27

Patricia Lawton advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 27 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patricia Lawton
Patricia Lawton
 
99.2
 
12,730
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
98

Total votes: 12,828
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 27

Incumbent Lynda Schlegel Culver advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 27 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lynda Schlegel Culver
Lynda Schlegel Culver
 
99.5
 
27,299
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
128

Total votes: 27,427
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2023

See also: Pennsylvania state legislative special elections, 2023

General election

Special general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 27

Lynda Schlegel Culver defeated Patricia Lawton in the special general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 27 on January 31, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lynda Schlegel Culver
Lynda Schlegel Culver (R)
 
68.7
 
25,002
Image of Patricia Lawton
Patricia Lawton (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.3
 
11,395

Total votes: 36,397
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2022

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108

Incumbent Lynda Schlegel Culver won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lynda Schlegel Culver
Lynda Schlegel Culver (R)
 
100.0
 
21,915

Total votes: 21,915
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108

Incumbent Lynda Schlegel Culver advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lynda Schlegel Culver
Lynda Schlegel Culver
 
100.0
 
8,890

Total votes: 8,890
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108

Incumbent Lynda Schlegel Culver won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lynda Schlegel Culver
Lynda Schlegel Culver (R)
 
100.0
 
27,354

Total votes: 27,354
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108

Incumbent Lynda Schlegel Culver advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lynda Schlegel Culver
Lynda Schlegel Culver
 
100.0
 
7,815

Total votes: 7,815
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108

Incumbent Lynda Schlegel Culver won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lynda Schlegel Culver
Lynda Schlegel Culver (R)
 
100.0
 
17,541

Total votes: 17,541
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108

Incumbent Lynda Schlegel Culver advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lynda Schlegel Culver
Lynda Schlegel Culver
 
100.0
 
4,484

Total votes: 4,484
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2016

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Lynda Schlegel-Culver defeated John Deppen in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108 general election.[1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Lynda Schlegel-Culver Incumbent 76.65% 19,576
     Democratic John Deppen 23.35% 5,963
Total Votes 25,539
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Incumbent Lynda Schlegel-Culver ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108 Republican primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 108 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Lynda Schlegel-Culver Incumbent (unopposed)

John Deppen (D) received enough votes as a write-in candidate to appear on the general election ballot.[5]

2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Lynda Schlegel-Culver was unopposed in the Republican primary and unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Schlegel-Culver ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 108. Schlegel-Culver ran unopposed in the primary on April 24, 2012, and was unchallenged in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 108, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLynda Schlegel-Culver Incumbent 100% 19,882
Total Votes 19,882

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Schlegel-Culver won election to District 108 in 2010. She defeated Chuck Erdman and Samuel Deitrick in the May 18 Republican primary and defeated Democrat Antonio Michetti in the November 2 general election.[11]

Pennsylvania State House, District 108
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Lynda Schlegel-Culver (R) 13,389 76.6%
Antonio Michetti (D) 4,086 23.4%

Campaign themes

2024

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2023

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Lynda Schlegel Culver campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Pennsylvania State Senate District 27Won general$77,445 $108,575
2023Pennsylvania State Senate District 27Won general$170,471 $162,529
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108Won general$93,497 $35,778
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108Won general$36,980 N/A**
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108Won general$46,080 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 108Won $76,675 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 108Won $68,245 N/A**
2012Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 108Won $57,207 N/A**
2010Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 108Won $154,219 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2012


2011

Personal

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Culver currently resides in Rockefeller Township with her husband Tom and their son Joshua.[12]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
John Gordner (R)
Pennsylvania State Senate District 27
2023-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 108
2010-2023
Succeeded by
Michael Stender (R)


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