About Peter Schweyer

Peter and his wife Jennifer with baby Sarah.

Peter G. Schweyer is a Democrat seeking election to Allentown City Council. 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.

Currently, Schweyer has the privilege to serve as Chief of Staff to State Representative Jennifer L. Mann, a position he has held for three years. Prior to that, Schweyer served as Legislative Assistants for State Senator Lisa M. Boscola and State Representative Steve Samuelson. He was also a school teacher in West Philadelphia.

In addition to Schweyer's government service with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, he is a member of the Board of Directors for the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA), having been appointed by Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham. Additionally, he has the privilege to serve as an alternate member of the Allentown Zoning Board and was a member of Mayor Ed Pawlowski's transition team.

In his community, Schweyer has taken an active role in helping the City's youth. For the last four years, he has coached baseball for the Mountainville Youth Association and he is a volunteer with Junior Achievement, where he teaches classes in the Allentown School District. In addition, he sits on the Board of Directors for Mayfair Festival of the Arts and is a member of the Lil' Lehigh Community Watch Organization.