About Peter Schweyer

Peter, his wife, Jennifer, and their daughters, Sarah and Erin.

Peter G. Schweyer is a Democrat, who was elected to serve on Allentown City Council for a four year term in November, 2007. When he took office in January, 2008, Schweyer became the youngest member of City Council and was at the time the youngest elected official serving in any level of government from Allentown. In October 2010, Schweyer was elevated to the position of Council President after serving as Vice President, making him the youngest person to ever serve Allentown in this leadership capacity.

On Council, Schweyer serves as Chairperson of the Community and Economic Development Committee. He is a voting member of the Appointments and Parks and Recreation Committees. He also serves as Council’s Representative on the Blighted Property Review Board of which he is Chairperson as well as the Shade Tree Commission.

He was the author of Allentown’s comprehensive anti-graffiti law and the ordinance that requires landlords to evict convicted drug offenders. He also authored legislation that will publish campaign finance reports on the City’s website and a number of ordinances that have made it easier to operate a business in Allentown.

Professionally, Schweyer serves as Chief of Staff to State Representative Jennifer L. Mann, a position he has held since August of 2004. Prior to that, Schweyer was a Legislative Assistant for State Senator Lisa M. Boscola and State Representative Steve Samuelson. He was also a school teacher in West Philadelphia in 2000.

Schweyer serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA), having been appointed by Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham. In July of 2010, he was elected Chair of the LANTA Board, again making history as the youngest person to have ever held this position.

Additionally, he served as an alternate member of the Allentown Zoning Board in 2007 and was a member of Mayor Ed Pawlowski's transition team in 2005.

He was born and raised in Allentown, where he graduated from Central Catholic High School. Afterwards, he went on to earn a Bachelors of Arts degree with Honors in Political Science from the Pennsylvania State University, State College. He also studied Elementary Education at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia on the post-graduate level.

In his community, has served as a volunteer in the Allentown School District through Junior Achievement and was previously head baseball coach for Mountainville Memorial Youth Association. In addition, he serves as an Ex-Officio Member of the Civic Theatre, is a member of the Capitol Development Committee for the Veterans’ Sanctuary project and is a member of the Lil' Lehigh Community Watch Organization.

Lastly, he was awarded a Lehigh Valley 20 Under 40 by the Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal in 2011.

Schweyer is a homeowner who lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their daughters, Sarah and Erin, in South Allentown.