Before his election to the House, Keller was elected as a Perry County Commissioner, serving from 1996-2005.  Keller served as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners through 2004.  Keller was also elected president of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania in 2004.  From 1985 to 1996 he served on the Board of Supervisors in Spring Township; also serving as a Spring Township auditor from 1979 to 1985. 

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In 1996 Keller was chosen as the Perry County representative to the Harrisburg Area Transit Study (HATS).  Keller was elected Chairman of the HATS Coordinating Committee on January 29, 2004, and continues in that same capacity. 

For the 2011-12 legislative session, Keller serves on the Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Game and Fisheries, Judiciary and Transportation committees. 

Keller has been appointed as deputy whip by Republican Whip Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York).  In this capacity, he handles a variety of House floor responsibilities, including assisting in member head counts and helping to promote certain issues facing the House of Representatives.  He is also responsible for communicating his colleagues’ positions on issues and helping advance issues that are important to the people of Pennsylvania. 

Keller has been recognized for his commitment to agricultural education by being awarded the Honorary State FFA Degree in 2005.  In 2009, Keller was acknowledged by the Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association for his significant leadership to develop appropriate legislative law without over-regulation of the auction business activities.  In 2007 Keller was honored by the County Commissioner’s Association of Pennsylvania as a Friend of County Government.   

He is member of Ducks Unlimited, the National Rifle Association, the Perry County Farm Bureau and Mount Zion Lutheran Church.  

Keller was born on Jan. 14, 1954.  He is a graduate of West Perry High School, Missouri Auction School, and attended classes at The Pennsylvania State University. 

He and his wife Sally, a nurse at West Perry Senior High School, reside in Landisburg, Perry County.  Their son, Bryan, holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Delaware.

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