Ray BilgerDemocraticBorn in Bellefonte, Ray grew up in Pleasant Gap, a small town in rural Centre County. His father was a factory worker, machinist and veteran, who loved road trips, and his mother raised three children and was a talented cake decorator. Ray was brought up with strong working-class values of self-reliance and looking outU.S. House members represent a single district and serve two-year terms. They introduce bills, control the federal budget, and vote on laws.
In the general election, the candidates who advanced face off and the winner takes office.
