Gibson E. Armstrong | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 100th district |
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In office January 4, 1977 – November 30, 1984 |
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Preceded by | Sherman Hill |
Succeeded by | John Barley |
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 13th district |
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In office January 1, 1985 – November 30, 2008 |
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Preceded by | Richard Snyder |
Succeeded by | Lloyd Smucker |
Personal details | |
Born | August 28, 1943 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Martha Wilson |
Residence | Providence Township, Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | Westminster College |
Gibson E. Armstrong (born August 28, 1943) served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1984 to 2009. He represented the 13th District. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1977 to 1984. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1965 to 1969 and is a Vietnam War Veteran.
Armstrong served as Senator for the 13th Senatorial District from 1984 to 2009. In 2005, he supported, voted for and took the controversial General Assembly pay raise, which cost his son, with the same name, re-election in the House in 2006.
During his career, Armstrong chaired the Appropriations Committee and Banking and Insurance Committees and was a member of the Finance Committee, Labor and Industry Committee, Rules Committee and the Urban Affairs Committee.
Armstrong graduated from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania with a BBA in Economics in 1965.
Prior to and while in office, including while chairing the Banking and Insurance Committee, Armstrong was an investment advisor.