Tim Krieger is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 politician who represents the 57th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

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 who took office in 2009.

Personal life

Krieger grew up in Connellsville

Connellsville, Pennsylvania

Connellsville is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, 57 miles southeast of Pittsburgh on the Youghiogheny River, a tributary of the Monongahela River. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. In 1890, 5,629 people lived in Connellsville, which was a borough at that time...

, attending Connellsville Area Senior High School

Connellsville Area Senior High School

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. He then attended Liberty University

Liberty University

Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online...

, graduating with a degree in mathematics in 1984. Krieger then entered the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 before attending law school at the University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

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, from which he graduated in 1992. Since then he has been in private practice, most recently in Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Greensburg, Pennsylvania

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.

Political career

Kreiger was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in November 2008, defeating John W. Boyle and winning the previously Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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seat with 52% of the vote. He currently serves on the Game & Fisheries, Intergovernmental Affairs, Judiciary and State Government committees.

External links

• Pennsylvania House of Representatives page
• Personal website