Mike Folmer | |||||||||||||||
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 48th district | |||||||||||||||
In office January 2, 2007 – September 18, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Preceded by | David Brightbill | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Dave Arnold | ||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||
Born | Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 2, 1956||||||||||||||
Political party | Republican | ||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Democratic (until sometime between 1988 and 2005) | ||||||||||||||
Spouse | Sheila Folmer | ||||||||||||||
Residence(s) | Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Michael Folmer (born January 2, 1956) is an American politician and convicted sex offender. He represented the 48th district in the Pennsylvania State Senate, which includes all of Lebanon County and portions of Dauphin and York Counties, from 2007 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.
In September 2019 he was arrested on child pornography charges and resigned his State Senate seat. In July 2020, Folmer was sentenced to one to two years in county jail.[citation needed]