Jim Gerlach is a former US Representative for Pennsylvania’s Sixth District and served from 2003-2015, having retired after six terms. From 2015-2020, he served as President/CEO of the Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC), and now serves as President/CEO of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance in Berks County, PA. He is also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One and, in 2021, co-authored the “Civility Not Violence Pledge.” Currently, Jim also serves in the Board of Directors of the US Association of Former Members of Congress.