John C. Bear is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

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....

 for the 97th District

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 97

The 97th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Lancaster County and includes the following areas:* East Petersburg ** District North* Lititz...

 and was elected in 2006.

Bear is a graduate of Warwick High School

Warwick High School (Lititz, Pennsylvania)

Warwick High School is a public secondary school in the Warwick School District located in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.-School history:...

. He received a B.A. with Honors in Political Science from Temple University

Temple University

Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...

 and a Master’s of Governmental Administration from the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

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. He is also a graduate of the Engalitcheff Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems at Georgetown University

Georgetown University

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. He also served as Borough Councilman in Lititz, Pennsylvania

Lititz, Pennsylvania

Lititz is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 6 miles north of the city of Lancaster.-History:Lititz was founded by members of the Moravian Church in 1756, and was named after a castle in Bohemia near the village of Kunvald where the ancient Bohemian Brethren's Church had...

. Bear also worked for an international management and technology consulting company, BearingPoint, for 9 years.

External links

• Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus - Representative John C. Bear official Party website
• Pennsylvania House of Representatives - John C. Bear official PA House website
• John Bear for State Representative - 97th District official campaign website