Biography

10/20/1934 - 02/28/2024

WENGER, Noah W., a Representative from Lancaster County; born in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pa., October 20, 1934; farmer; member, Governor’s Advisory Committee on Solid Waste Management; chair, Pennsylvania Agricultural and Stabilization Committee; member, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau; member, Cocalico School Authority (1971-1985); director, Ephrata National Bank; director, Ephrata Community Hospital; member, Pennsylvania Agriculture Republican Committee; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1977, 1979 and 1981 terms; appointed, Select Committee on Three Mile Island (1979); not a candidate for reelection to the House (1982); elected, Pennsylvania State Senate (1983-2006); elected, Senate Majority Caucus Chair (1987-1992 and 1995-2006); elected, Republican Caucus Secretary (1993-1994); appointed, Local Government Commission (1985-1988); appointed, Joint State Government Commission (1985-2006); appointed, Legislative Audit Advisory Commission (1989-2006); appointed, Chesapeake Bay Commission (2000-2002); died, February 28, 2024 in Stevens, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.