Christopher R. Wogan | |
State House: | Pennsylvania |
District: | 176th |
Term Start: | 1981 |
Term End: | January 9, 2002[1] |
Predecessor: | Gerald J. McKelvey |
Constituency: | Part of Philadelphia County |
Birth Date: | 15 February 1950 |
Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Party: | Republican |
Alma Mater: | La Salle University Temple University School of Law US Army Command and General Staff College |
Occupation: | Judge |
Spouse: | Susan |
Residence: | Bustleton |
Allegiance: | United States |
Serviceyears: | He retired as a lieutenant colonel in the J.A.G. Corps in 2003 |
Branch: | U.S. Army Reserve |
Christopher R. Wogan (born February 15, 1950) is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Wogan is a 1968 graduate of Cardinal Dougherty High School. He earned a degree in political science from La Salle University (then La Salle College) in 1972 and a law degree from the Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1975.[2] He has served as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve and worked as staff counsel for SEPTA in the 1970s.
He was first elected to represent the 176th legislative district in 1980, a position he held until 2001, when he was elected judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. As a Republican, he was endorsed by both parties and the AFL-CIO Philadelphia Council and AFSCME District Council 33.[3]