Paul Semmel

{{Short description|American politician}}

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| name =Paul W. Semmel

| state_house = Pennsylvania

| district = 187th

| constituency = Parts of Bucks and Lehigh Counties

| term_start = January 4, 1983{{cite web |title = SESSION OF 1983 - 167TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1|work = Legislative Journal| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives |date = 1983-01-04|url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/1983/0/19830104.pdf}}

| term_end = November 30, 2006Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2006

| predecessor = Norman S. Berson

| successor =Carl W. Mantz

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|11|6}}

| birth_place = Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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| party = Republican

| alma_mater = Penn State University

| occupation = Legislator-Dairy Farmer-Educator

| spouse = Nancy J.

| children = 3 children

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Paul W. Semmel (born November 6, 1939) is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

He is a 1957 graduate of Parkland High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania.{{cite web| title = Paul W. Semmel (Republican)| work = Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives| url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=187| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060110005818/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=187| archivedate = 2006-01-10| url-status = dead}} He earned a degree in agricultural education from Penn State University in 1961. He completed some graduate work at Temple University.{{cite web| title = Profile| work = Official Pennsylvania Republican Caucus Biography| publisher = Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus| url = http://www.paulsemmel.com/index.cfm?SectionID=22&ParentID=0&SectionTypeID=2&SectionTree=22| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040213221058/http://www.paulsemmel.com/index.cfm?SectionID=22&ParentID=0&SectionTypeID=2&SectionTree=22| archivedate = 2004-02-13| url-status = dead}}

Prior to elective office, he worked as a teacher in the Catasauqua Area School District for 15 years. He is owner of the Excelsior Dairy Farm in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.