Background
Fairchild, Russ was born on February 19, 1947 in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Education
Associate of Arts, Pennsylvania State University, 1967.
Career
Fairchild has seen several of his bills become law, including Acting 69 of 2005, that makes it illegal to take voyeuristic or “upskirting” photos and post them on the Internet. He also authored Ashley’s Law, which requires school districts to set a policy allowing students with disabilities to be able to participate in high school commencement ceremonies, and two new laws to improve the privacy of Social Security numbers. Fairchild was born in Sunbury and graduated from Lewisburg High School and Penn State University MontAlto campus.
After college, he served in the United States. Army and in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader.
He served as president of the company until his election to the House. Fairchild is married to Carol and reside in East Buffalo Township, outside Lewisburg.
Both are Penn State graduates.
Achievements
Membership
Former chairman Union County Planning Commission, Union County Economics Devel.Coun. Union County representative Penn Valley Airport Authority. Member natural resources advisory board Williamsport Area Community College With United States Army.
Member American Society Highway Engineers (past board directors), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Pennsylvania Builders Association, Union Township Fire Company (life), American Legion, Sierra Club, Bucknell U. Bison Club.
Connections
M. Carol Fairchild.
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Political Party
Republican party