After Republican successor, Cleve Benedict, gave up his seat after one term to run against SenatorRobert Byrd, Harley Staggers Jr. ran for the seat and won. He was reelected four more times, defeating Oliver Luck in his fourth re-election.
Harley Staggers Jr. lost his seat after West Virginia lost one congressional seat following the 1990 Census. Most of his former 2nd District's territory was merged with the Charleston-based 3rd District of fellow Democrat Bob Wise to form a new 2nd District. However, his home in Mineral County was drawn into the 1st District, represented by fellow Democrat Alan Mollohan. Staggers opted to challenge Mollohan in the Democratic primary and was defeated.
harley, staggers, harley, orrin, buckey, staggers, born, february, 1951, american, politician, lawyer, from, west, virginia, served, five, terms, democrat, united, states, house, representatives, member, house, representatives, from, west, virginia, districtin. Harley Orrin Buckey Staggers Jr born February 22 1951 is an American politician and lawyer from West Virginia He served five terms as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives Harley O Staggers Jr Member of the U S House of Representatives from West Virginia s 2nd districtIn office January 3 1983 January 3 1993Preceded byCleve BenedictSucceeded byAlan Mollohan Redistricting Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 16th 1 districtIn office 1980 1982Preceded byWilliam J Oates Jr Succeeded byVernon C WhitacrePersonal detailsBornHarley Orrin Staggers Jr 1951 02 22 February 22 1951 age 71 Washington D C U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseLeslie R Sergy m 1986 RelationsHarley Orrin Staggers Sr father Margaret Anne Staggers sister Children3ResidenceKeyser West VirginiaEducationHarvard University B A West Virginia University J D Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 Notes 4 External linksLife and career EditStaggers was born in Washington D C His father Harley Staggers Sr was a Democratic Congressman from West Virginia from 1949 until 1981 when he declined to run for a seventeenth term Staggers Jr graduated from Harvard University and the West Virginia University College of Law He served as an assistant West Virginia Attorney General before serving one term in the West Virginia Senate After Republican successor Cleve Benedict gave up his seat after one term to run against Senator Robert Byrd Harley Staggers Jr ran for the seat and won He was reelected four more times defeating Oliver Luck in his fourth re election Harley Staggers Jr lost his seat after West Virginia lost one congressional seat following the 1990 Census Most of his former 2nd District s territory was merged with the Charleston based 3rd District of fellow Democrat Bob Wise to form a new 2nd District However his home in Mineral County was drawn into the 1st District represented by fellow Democrat Alan Mollohan Staggers opted to challenge Mollohan in the Democratic primary and was defeated Staggers currently practices law in Keyser West Virginia Personal life EditHe married Leslie R Sergy 2 in 1986 3 They have three children 2 3 His son Harley O Staggers III is also a lawyer 4 Notes Edit Harley O Staggers Jr www nndb com Retrieved Aug 25 2019 a b Staggers Family a b 1991 1992 Official Congressional Directory 102d Congress Harley s LinkedIn ProfileExternal links EditUnited States Congress Harley O Staggers Jr id S000779 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Appearances on C SPANU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byCleve Benedict Member of the U S House of Representatives from West Virginia s 2nd congressional district1983 1993 Succeeded byBob WiseU S order of precedence ceremonial Preceded byLynn Jenkinsas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former US Representative Succeeded byTom Tancredoas Former US Representative Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harley O Staggers Jr amp oldid 1129795536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
