Parke Wentling's Biography
- State House (PA) - District 7, Republican
Contact Information
Office
162A, East Wing
Post Office Box 202007
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2007
182 Main Street
Greenville, PA 16125
689 North Hermitage Road, Suite 2
Hermitage, PA 16148
Full Name:
Parke H. Wentling
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Jennifer; 2 Children
Birth Place:
Greenville, PA
Home City:
Greenville, PA
Religion:
Protestant
Masters, Education, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2010
BS, K-12 Education, California University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 7, 2022-present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 7, 2022, 2024
Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 17, 2014-2022
Member, Environmental and Natural Resource Protection
Vice Chair, Game and Fisheries Committee
Member, Local Government
Member, Tourism and Recreation, and Economic Development Committee
Member, Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 7, 2025-present
Republican Vice Chair, Game & Fisheries Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 7, 2025-present
Member, Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 7, 2025-present
Republican Chair, Subcommittee on Townships, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 7, 2025-present
Former Member, Human Services Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Subcommittee Chair on Travel Promotion, History & Heritage, Tourism & Recreational Development Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 2021-2022
Member, Aging & Older Adult Services Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 2019-2022
Member, House Game & Fisheries Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 2019-2022
Member, House Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 2019-2022
Subcommittee Chair on Recreation, Tourism & Recreational Development Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 2019-2020
Technology Education Instructor, Wilmington Area High School, present
Former Track Laborer, Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
Member/ Deacon, Zion's Reformed Church, present
Former Member, Meadville Medical Center's Wellness Extension Cycling Team
Former President, Mercer County Trails Association
Former Board President, The Erie-to-Pittsburgh Trail Alliance
Awards:
2012 - Northwest PA Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Award for his leadership and innovative teaching models that were designed to motivate and inspire his students.
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Outdoors
Cycling