Craig Staats

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Craig Staats
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 145th district
Assumed office
January 6, 2015[1]
Preceded byPaul Clymer
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Robin
ChildrenDylan, Nicholas
ResidenceRichland Township
Alma materJohnson & Wales University
OccupationState legislator

Craig Staats is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 145th House district in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Staats is a former Richland Township Supervisor, having served from 2006 to 2014. He succeeded Representative Paul Clymer who retired; in 2014 Craig Staats defeated Karen Chellew in the general election. In 2016, Craig Staats was re-elected, defeating challenger Vera Cole.

In 2016, Staats endorsed Donald Trump for President.[2] Staats is the Marketing Chair of the Liquor Control Committee, [1] working to modernize hotel license laws. [2] Staats has been a vocal critic of Governor Tom Wolf, and a supporter of reopening businesses[3] amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania.

References[]

  1. ^ "SESSION OF 2015 - 199TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2015-01-06.
  2. ^ Media, Loretta Rodgers For Digital First. "53 Pennsylvania lawmakers endorse Donald Trump for president". The Pottstown Mercury. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. ^ "Staats Votes to End Statewide Disaster Emergency | Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus". pahousegop.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.

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