Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert C. Wonderling was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who represented the 24th District from 2003 to 2009. The district he represented includes portions of Montgomery, Berks, Lehigh and Northampton Counties and includes the population centers of Easton, Lansdale, and Emmaus. He resigned his seat on July 28, 2009 to become President and CEO of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Wonderling is a 1984 graduate of Allegheny College and received his Masters Degree in Government Administration from the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania in 1990. Before serving in government, he worked for Air Products & Chemicals. In the 1990s, Wonderling served as Deputy Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation under Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge. After leaving the Ridge Administration, he served as Vice-president of Bentley Systems. In 2002, Wonderling received the GOP nomination to run for the Senate to replace the retiring Senator Ed Holl. Behind the scenes, his nomination caused a split in the Republican establishment.