Tim Shaffer
{{Short description|American politician (1945–2022)}}
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| name = Tim Shaffer
| state_senate = Pennsylvania
| district = 21st
| term_start = January 6, 1981
| term_end = November 30, 1996
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| predecessor = Thomas Andrews
| successor = Mary Jo White
| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|10|2}}{{cite book|title=The Pennsylvania Manual|date=1981|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OMnaEw-_-NEC|accessdate=2014-11-17}}
| birth_place = Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|05|03|1945|10|02}}
| death_place = Prospect, Pennsylvania, United States
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Charles Timothy Shaffer (October 2, 1945 – May 3, 2022) was an American judge and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 21st district from 1981 to 1996.{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Senate Members S | publisher = Wilkes University | work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| date = | url =http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SS.html}}
Formative years
Born on October 2, 1945, in Butler, Pennsylvania, Shaffer served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.{{cite web |title=Former state Sen. Shaffer donates $1M to BC3 |url=https://www.alliednews.com/news/local_news/former-state-sen-shaffer-donates-m-to-bc/article_24d7235e-1a24-54ce-8916-b07a3ff2dc24.html |website=www.alliednews.com |accessdate=10 January 2020}}
Public service career
Elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 21st district, he served in that legislative body from 1981 to 1996.{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Senate Members S | publisher = Wilkes University | work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| date = | url =http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SS.html}}
In May 2010, Shaffer was nominated by Governor Ed Rendell to serve as a judge for the Butler County Magisterial District.{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania State Senate - Charles T Shaffer Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=5450&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=10 January 2020}} He was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate{{cite web |title=Former state senator confirmed as Butler County district judge |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2010/04/22/Former-state-senator-confirmed-as-Butler-County-district-judge/stories/201004220423 |website=www.post-gazette.com |accessdate=10 January 2020}} and served until his retirement in December 2015.{{cite web |title=C. Timothy Shaffer |url=https://ballotpedia.org/C._Timothy_Shaffer |website=www.ballotpedia.org |accessdate=10 January 2020}}
Final years and death
Shaffer owned an historic farmhouse, where he spent a significant portion of his time during his later years. Built in 1830, it was located in Prospect, Pennsylvania. He died there on May 3, 2022, at the age of seventy-six.{{cite web|url=https://butlerradio.com/former-state-sen-shaffer-dies/|title=Former State Sen. Shaffer Dies|work=Butler Radio|first=Tyler|last=Friel|date=4 May 2022|access-date=4 May 2022}}
Legacy
In 2018, Butler County Community College created The Shaffer School of Nursing and Allied Health after Shaffer donated $1 million to the school.
He was also a vital part in the founding of the Prospect Area Preservation Society which now houses many artifacts from his life that he personally donated through his time with the organization.