John Stauffer (politician)
{{Short description|American politician (1925–2019)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name =John Stauffer
| state_senate =Pennsylvania
| district =19th
| term_start = November 17, 1970{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Pennsylvania Senate - 1969-1970| work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| publisher = Wilkes University | year =2004 | url =http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/153S.pdf}}
| term_end =November 30, 1988
| constituency =
| predecessor =John Ware
| successor =Earl Baker
| order2 =Republican Leader
of the Pennsylvania Senate
| term_start2 =January 1, 1985
| term_end2 =November 30, 1988
| predecessor2 =Robert Jubelirer
| successor2 =Joseph Loeper
| office3 =Republican Whip
of the Pennsylvania Senate
| term_start3 =January 4, 1977
| term_end3 =November 30, 1982
| predecessor3 =Newell Wood{{cite news | last = Apple, Jr. | first = R.W. | title = Reagan Aide Says More Delegates Shift From Ford | work = The New York Times| url =https://www.nytimes.com/1976/08/03/archives/reagan-aide-says-more-delegates-shift-from-ford-he-reports-that-12.html | date=August 3, 1976 | access-date=May 7, 2010}}
| successor3 =Joseph Loeper
| state_house3 =Pennsylvania
| office4 = Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 157th district
| term_start4 =January 7, 1969
| term_end4 =November 17, 1970
| predecessor4 =District Created
| successor4 =Richard Schultze
| office5 = Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Chester County district
| term_start5 =January 5, 1965
| term_end5 =November 30, 1968
| birth_date ={{birth date|1925|05|28}}
| birth_place =Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date ={{death date and age|2019|10|26|1925|5|28}}
| death_place =Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| party =Republican
| alma_mater =
| occupation =Businessman
| spouse =
| children =
| residence =
| website =
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John Stauffer (May 28, 1925 – October 26, 2019) was an American businessman and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 19th district from 1969 to 1988.
Early life
Stauffer was born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and graduated from Phoenixville Area High School. He owned the Stauffer's Mens Store in Phoenixville.
Political career
He served on the Phoenixville Borough Council and was president of the borough council.{{cite web |title=Senator John Stauffer |url=https://obits.pennlive.com/obituaries/pennlive/obituary.aspx?n=john-stauffer&pid=194282741&fhid=28852 |website=www.obits.pennlive.com |access-date=16 November 2019}} He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Chester County district from 1965 to 1966 and the 157th district from 1967 to 1970.{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania House of Representatives - JOHN STAUFFER Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=480&body=H |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |access-date=16 November 2019}} Stauffer served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 19th district from 1970 to 1988, including as Republican Whip from 1977 to 1982 and as Republican Leader from 1985 to 1988.{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania State Senate - John Stauffer Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=5530&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |access-date=16 November 2019}}
Death and interment
Stauffer moved to Homestead Village in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1994 and died there in 2019.{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Senate Members "S" | publisher = Wilkes University | work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| url =http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SS.html}}{{cite web | title = State Sen. John Stauffer In Satisfactory Condition After Triple Bypass Surgery | work = The Philadelphia Inquirer| date =July 16, 1987 | url =http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB29D07E5B36660&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePMres=F60A1FFE3F5A167493C1A91783D85F428785F9}} He is interred at the Green Tree Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Oaks, Pennsylvania.
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Category:Businesspeople from Pennsylvania
Category:Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators
Category:People from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Category:20th-century American businesspeople
Category:Politicians from Chester County, Pennsylvania
Category:20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly