Howard Fargo

{{Short description|American politician (1928–2023)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image =

| name =Howard L. Fargo

| state_house = Pennsylvania

| district =8th

| term_start = July 21, 1981{{cite web |title = Session of 1981 - 165th of the General Assembly - No. 51| work = Legislative Journal| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives |date = 1981-07-21|url =http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/1981/0/19810721.pdf}}

| term_end = November 30, 2000Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2000

| predecessor = Roy W. Wilt

| successor = Dick Stevenson

| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|04|18}}

| birth_place = Clearfield, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|12|22|1928|4|18}}

| death_place = Summerfield, Florida, U.S.

| party = Republican

| alma_mater = Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University

| constituency = Parts of Armstrong, Butler, and Mercer Counties

| occupation = CPA-Legislator

| spouse = June Fargo

| children = Linda Fargo, Douglas Fargo

| residence = Grove City, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| religion =

| website =

}}

Howard Lynn Fargo (April 18, 1928 – December 22, 2023) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he represented the 8th legislative district.

Fargo graduated from Clearfield High School in 1946 and from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1951. He earned an M.Ed. from Penn State University in 1957.

Prior to elective office, he worked as a Certified Public Accountant in his own practice and served as the treasurer of the Mercer County Republican Committee.{{cite news | title = State Representative Howard Fargo retires| work = Pennsylvania CPA Journal| publisher = Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants| date = January 1, 2001

| url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-65268291.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025094113/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-65268291.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = October 25, 2012}} He was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on June 23, 1981 in special election to fill the remainder of Roy W. Wilt's term, who was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate.{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1981-1982 | publisher = Wilkes University | date = November 3, 2004 |work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| url = http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/165H.pdf | accessdate = 2008-06-08}} Fargo was sworn into office on July 21, 1981. He was one of the speakers at the first Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in 1989.{{cite news | last = Eshleman, Jr.| first = Russell E. | title = Harrisburg Conference Promotes Conservative Ideals and Issues | newspaper = The Philadelphia Inquirer | location =Philadelphia| publisher = Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. | date = September 17, 1989}} He served in the House Republican leadership as Caucus Administrator from 1989 through 1994; he served as Caucus Chairman from 1995 though his retirement in 2000.{{cite web|title=Howard L. Fargo (Republican) |work=Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile |publisher=Pennsylvania House of Representatives |url=http://www.house.state.pa.us/members/districts/008/008.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000419195620/http://www.house.state.pa.us/members/districts/008/008.htm |archivedate=2000-04-19 |url-status=dead }} He was awarded the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Distinguished Alumni award.{{cite web| title = Distinguished Alumni Award Winners| work = IUP.edu| publisher =Indiana University of Pennsylvania Office of Alumni Relations| url = http://www.iup.edu/upper.aspx?id=49011}} He died in Summerfield, Florida on December 22, 2023, at the age of 95.[https://obituaries.sharonherald.com/obituary/howard-fargo-1089230018 Howard Lynn Fargo] obituary

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