Michael J Folmer

Early Life:

Michael J. "Mike" Folmer (R.), born in 1956, in Lebanon, son of the late Frederick J. and Ferne A. Folmer; Lebanon High School, 1974; Grace College (B.A.), history, 1978; married Shelia; 2 children; 7 grandchildren.

Early Career:

Wholesale sales at Henise Tire Services; owner/operator of Folmer Fruit Company; former member of Lebanon City Council; co-founder/past president of Constitutional Organization of Liberty (COOL).

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected to Pa. Senate 2006; chair of State Government Committee; resigned September 18, 2019.

Cited: Pennsylvania Manual, Biographies of Members of the Senate, pg. 3-18; Volume 123, December 2017.