Education
Westminster College.
Westminster College.
He represented the 13th District. He was a Captain in the United States. Marine Corps, serving from 1965 to 1969, and is a Vietnam War Veteran. Armstrong served as Senator for Pennsylvania’s 13th Senatorial District (portions of Lancaster and York Counties) from 1984 to 2009.
Armstrong is a graduate of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics in 1965. Prior to entering the political arena Armstrong was an investment advisor.
He was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1977 through 1984. During his 24-year career as Senator, Armstrong chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee and was a member of the Banking and Insurance Committee, Finance Committee, Labor and Industry Committee, Rules and Executive Administration Committee and the Urban Affairs and Housing Committee.