Michael Stender

Michael A.K. Stender Jr. is an American politician who represents the 108th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2023.

Career
An EMT and firefighter, Stender was elected to the Shikellamy School Board in 2021, after being unsuccessful in the primary election in 2019.

In 2023, Stender was chosen for the Republican nomination in the special election to fill the 108th District seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The seat was open following the election of Lynda Schlegel Culver to the Pennsylvania State Senate. The 108th was a solidly Republican district, and Stender won with the support of Culver. He was sworn in on June 5, 2023.

Personal life
Stender resides in Sunbury, Pennsylvania and has three daughters.