Warren G. Stambaugh
{{Short description|American attorney and politician}}
{{Infobox politician
| party = Democratic
| birth_date = August 7, 1944
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|11|14|1944|09|07}}
| children = 2
| birth_place = Maysville, Kentucky
| alma_mater = Walsh School of Foreign Service{{br}}Columbus School of Law
| death_place = Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., US
| birth_name = Warren Glenn Stambaugh
| occupation = Attorney, politician
| order = Member of
| office = Virginia House of Delegates
| term_end = November 14, 1990
| term_start = 1974
}}
Warren Glenn Stambaugh (August 7, 1944 — November 14, 1990) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Democrat for 16 years inside the Virginia House of Delegates.
Life and education
Stambaugh was born on August 7, 1944, in Maysville, Kentucky, but later moved to Arlington County, Virginia.{{Cite web |last=McCAFFREY |first=SCOTT |date=2011-01-14 |title=Human Services Headquarters Dedicated to Stambaugh |url=https://www.insidenova.com/news/arlington/human-services-headquarters-dedicated-to-stambaugh/article_e34355d6-1263-5adb-8fe1-b7a35bcc7b57.html |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=INSIDENOVA.COM }} He graduated from the Walsh School of Foreign Service, and later the Columbus School of Law. He was married to two women, Dorothy Hoff, whom he later divorced, and Rosemary. He had 2 children: Peter and Elisabeth (Lisa), and 2 stepchildren: Patrick and Amy Storey. He was Catholic.{{Cite web |title=House History |url=https://history.house.virginia.gov/members/9782 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=history.house.virginia.gov}}
Political career
Stambaugh began his political career in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1974, getting 16,218 votes in his election.{{Cite web |date=10 December 2020 |title=Arlington County Election Results |url=https://vote.arlingtonva.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/2/election-site/candidate-history.pdf |access-date=2024-04-08 |page=54}} He was an outspoken advocate for disabled rights, and while serving, helped pass the Virginians with Disabilities Act in 1985,{{Cite news |date=2023-12-26 |title=Va. Senate Kills Handicapped Bill of Rights |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/02/18/va-senate-kills-handicapped-bill-of-rights/8f8723a9-b7f1-4817-bc99-0209f1a75f4d/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}} which later became the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.{{Cite web |last=McCAFFREY |first=SCOTT |date=2021-01-18 |title=Event lauds late legislator, raises funds for Arlington Historical Society |url=https://www.insidenova.com/news/people/event-lauds-late-legislator-raises-funds-for-arlington-historical-society/article_07fda856-58ca-11eb-bd65-6385bfde0193.html |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=INSIDENOVA.COM }} In 1985, he secured a US$35,000 grant to improve the Arlington Historical Museum.{{Cite web |date=September 2020 |title=The Quarterly Newsletter of the Arlington Historical Society September 2020 |url=http://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/AHS-Fall-Newsletter-2020-Final.pdf |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Arlington Historical Society |page=1}} He continued to serve as a delegate until his death in office on November 14, 1990, of a heart attack in the Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., at the age of 46.{{Cite news |date=2024-02-27 |title=DEL. WARREN STAMBAUGH, ARLINGTON DEMOCRAT, DIES |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1990/11/15/del-warren-stambaugh-arlington-democrat-dies/1baf608a-6f98-4099-a9a7-e6d790419c8d/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |work=Washington Post |issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite web |date=1990-11-17 |title=WARREN G. STAMBAUGH, 16-YEAR MEMBER OF VA. HOUSE OF DELEGATES |url=https://www.dailypress.com/1990/11/17/warren-g-stambaugh-16-year-member-of-va-house-of-delegates/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Daily Press }} His funeral was held on March 21.{{Cite web |date=2008-03-26 |title=Warren Stambaugh buried at Whitaker - The Mountain Eagle |url=https://www.themountaineagle.com/articles/warren-stambaugh-buried-at-whitaker/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=The Mountain Eagle }}
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Category:People from Maysville, Kentucky
Category:Politicians from Arlington County, Virginia
Category:Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni
Category:Columbus School of Law alumni
Category:Lawyers from Arlington County, Virginia
Category:20th-century American lawyers
Category:20th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly