Biography

05/28/1925 - 10/26/2019

John Hunsberger Stauffer III

Early Life:

John Hunsberger Stauffer III, born May 28, 1925, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; son of John and Alice Funk Stauffer; Phoenixville High School; married, Mary Elizabeth Bergantz Stauffer, daughters, Carol Porter, Nancy Holtzapple, Barbara Bushey; proprietor, Stauffer's Men's Store, Phoenixville; elected, council, Phoenixville, 1959-1964; president, council, Phoenixville, 1962-1964; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1965- resigned, November 17, 1970; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1971-1988, Republican Whip, 1977-1982; Senate Republican Leader, 1985-1988, appointed, Local Government Commission, 1973-1982 chair, Local Government Commission, 1975-1976; at-large member, Republican State Committee, 1977-1978; died, October 26, 2019 (aged 94), Homestead Village, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; interment, Green Tree Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Oaks, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, council, Phoenixville, 1959-1964; president, council, Phoenixville, 1962-1964.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Chester County district, 1965-1968. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 157th district, 1969-resigned, November 17, 1970.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 19th district, 1970-1988; Republican Whip, Pennsylvania Senate, 1977-1982; Republican Leader, Pennsylvania Senate, 1985-1988; appointed, Local Government Commission, 1973-1982 chair, Local Government Commission, 1975-1976.

At-large member, Republican State Committee, 1977-1978.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=480&body=H

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "S"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

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