David H. Zimmerman
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = David H. Zimmerman by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| name = David H. Zimmerman
| caption = Zimmerman at the 2024 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation
| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district = 99th
| term_start = January 6, 2015{{cite web |title = SESSION OF 2015 - 199TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1|work = Legislative Journal| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives |date = 2015-01-06|url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/2015/0/20150106.pdf}}
| term_end =
| predecessor = Gordon Denlinger
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|4|13}}
| birth_place = Narvon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| alma_mater =
| occupation =
| spouse = Ruth Ann
| children = 3
| residence = East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| website =
}}
{{About other people|David H. Zimmerman (politician)|David Zimmerman|David Zimmerman (disambiguation){{!}}David Zimmerman}}
David H. Zimmerman (born April 13, 1956) is an American politician and current member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 99th District.
Biography
Zimmerman was born on April 13, 1956, in Narvon, Pennsylvania,{{cite web |title=David H. Zimmerman |url=https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=5668 |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives |access-date=25 December 2022}} and grew up on a dairy farm.{{cite web |title=About David |url=https://www.repzimmerman.com/about |website=PA State Rep. David Zimmerman |publisher=PA House Republican Caucus |access-date=25 December 2022}}
Zimmerman served in several positions in his native Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, including as chairman of the board of supervisors of East Earl Township.{{cite web |title=Representative David H. Zimmerman |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?id=1711 |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives |publisher=Pennsylvania General Assembly |access-date=25 December 2022}}
=Pennsylvania House of Representatives=
Zimmerman was first elected the represent the 99th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2014. He was re-elected in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022.
In 2020, Zimmerman was among 26 Pennsylvania House Republicans who called for the reversal of Joe Biden's certification as the winner of Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the 2020 United States presidential election, citing false claims of election irregularities.{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Jan |author1-link=Jan Murphy |title=26 Pa. House Republicans call for withdrawing certification of presidential electors |url=https://www.pennlive.com/elections/2020/11/26-pa-house-republicans-call-for-withdrawing-certification-of-presidential-electors.html |work=PennLIVE Patriot-News |date=27 November 2020 |language=en}}
In May 2022, GOP leadership removed Zimmerman from all but one of his committees after he supported a primary challenger running against state Senator Ryan Aument.{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Carter |title=Representative Dave Zimmerman faces backlash for support of right-wing candidate in primary |url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/representative-dave-zimmerman-faces-backlash-for-support-of-right-wing-candidate-in-primary/article_8ac42106-deda-11ec-92af-23b751f44bd8.html |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=LNP |date=May 29, 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Caruso |first1=Stephen |title=High-profile GOP primary losses could make passing Pa.’s next budget painful |url=https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2022/05/pa-primary-election-results-budget-impasse/ |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=Spotlight PA |date=May 27, 2022}}
In a speech on September 24, 2022, in support of Doug Mastriano, Zimmerman told the crowd he had received a subpoena from the FBI regarding the January 6 United States Capitol attack, claiming that "the FBI looked for me all day long, but what I did that they didn't know is, I turned my phone tracker off."{{cite news |last1=Epstein |first1=Reid J. |title=Mastriano's Sputtering Campaign: No TV Ads, Tiny Crowds, Little Money |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/us/politics/doug-mastriano-campaign-pennsylvania.html |access-date=26 September 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=September 26, 2022}}
Personal life
Zimmerman resides in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Ruth Ann. They have three children and seven grandchildren.
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change|title=2014 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 99th District{{cite web |title=2014 General Election Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Official Returns LANCASTER |url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/CountyResults?countyName=LANCASTER&ElectionID=41&ElectionType=G&IsActive=0 |website=electionreturns.pa.gov |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State |access-date=25 December 2022}}{{cite web |title=2014 General Election Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Official Returns LANCASTER |url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/CountyResults?countyName=LANCASTER&ElectionID=41&ElectionType=G&IsActive=0 |website=electionreturns.pa.gov |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State |access-date=26 December 2022}}{{cite web |title=REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 99th District |date=April 23, 2015 |url=https://vr.co.lancaster.pa.us/ElectionReturns/November_4,_2014_-_General_Election/256.html |website=County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania Election Returns Available |access-date=26 December 2022}}}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=David H. Zimmerman|votes=9,974|percentage=71.08}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Bryan Sanguinito|votes=4,014|percentage=28.61}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|party = Write-in
|votes=44
|percentage= 0.31}}{{Election box total no change|votes=14,032|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 99th District{{cite web |title=2016 Presidential Election Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Official Returns LANCASTER |url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/CountyResults?countyName=LANCASTER&ElectionID=54&ElectionType=G&IsActive=0 |website=electionreturns.pa.gov |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State |access-date=25 December 2022}}{{cite web |title=REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 99th District |url=https://vr.co.lancaster.pa.us/ElectionReturns/November_8,_2016_-_General_Election/260.html |website=County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania Election Returns Available |access-date=26 December 2022 |date=November 30, 2016}}}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=David H. Zimmerman (incumbent)|votes=17,945|percentage=74.15}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Duane A. Groff|votes=6,219|percentage=25.70}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|party = Write-in|votes= 38|percentage=0.16}}{{Election box total no change|votes=24,202|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 99th District{{cite web |title=2018 General Election Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Official Returns LANCASTER |url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/CountyResults?countyName=LANCASTER&ElectionID=63&ElectionType=G&IsActive=0 |website=electionreturns.pa.gov |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State |access-date=25 December 2022}}{{cite web |title=REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 99th District |url=https://vr.co.lancaster.pa.us/ElectionReturns/November_6,_2018_-_General_Election/256.html |website=County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania Election Returns Available |access-date=25 December 2022}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)
|candidate = David Zimmerman (incumbent)
|votes =14,328
|percentage = 71.30}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Elizabeth Malarkey
|votes=5,731
|percentage = 28.52}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|party=Write-in
|votes=37
|percentage= 0.18}}
{{Election box total no change |votes = 20096|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 99th District{{cite web |title=2020 Presidential Election Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Official Returns LANCASTER |url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/CountyResults?countyName=LANCASTER&ElectionID=83&ElectionType=G&IsActive=0 |website=electionreturns.pa.gov |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State |access-date=26 December 2022}}{{cite web |title=REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 99th District |url=https://vr.co.lancaster.pa.us/ElectionReturns/November_3,_2020_-_General_Election/5.html |website=County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania Election Returns Available |access-date=25 December 2022 |date=May 17, 2021}}}}
{{election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = David Zimmerman (incumbent)
|votes = 21,144
|percentage = 73.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)|candidate = Rick Hodge
|votes = 7,667
|percentage = 26.56
}}{{election box write-in with party link no change
|party =write-in|votes =56
|percentage = 0.19
}}{{election box total no change |votes = 28,867|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title =2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 99th District{{cite web |title=2022 General Election Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Official Returns LANCASTER |url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/CountyResults?countyName=LANCASTER&ElectionID=94&ElectionType=G&IsActive=1 |website=electionreturns.pa.gov |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State |access-date=25 December 2022}}{{cite web |title=REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 99th District |url=https://vr.co.lancaster.pa.us/ElectionReturns/November_8,_2022_-_General_Election/14.html |website=County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania Election Returns Available |access-date=25 December 2022 |date=November 28, 2022}}}}{{election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = David Zimmerman (incumbent)
|votes = 13,538
|percentage= 76.31}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Joshua Caltagirone
|votes = 4,177
|percentage = 23.55}}{{election box write-in with party link no change
|party = Write-in
|votes = 25
|percentage = 0.14}}{{election box total no change|votes = 17,740|percentage = 100.00}}{{election box end}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.repzimmerman.com/ Official Web Site]
- [http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=99 PA House profile]
- {{CongLinks |votesmart=150903}}
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Category:Politicians from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Category:Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly