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Harley O. Staggers Jr.

American politician and lawyer

Summary

American politician and lawyer

Field	Value
name	Buckey Staggers
image	Harley Staggers Jr (1991).jpeg
state	West Virginia
district
term_start	January 3, 1983
term_end	January 3, 1993
predecessor	Cleve Benedict
successor	Alan Mollohan (redistricted)
state_senate1	West Virginia
district1	16th
term_start1	1980
term_end1	1982
predecessor1	William Oates
successor1	Vernon Whitacre
birth_name	Harley Orrin Staggers Jr.
birth_date
birth_place	Washington, D.C., U.S.
spouse
children	3
party	Democratic
relations	Harley Staggers (father)
Margaret Staggers (sister)
education	Harvard University (BA)
West Virginia University (JD)

Margaret Staggers (sister) West Virginia University (JD) 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 from 1983 to 1993.

Early life and education

Staggers 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.

Political career

He served as an assistant West Virginia Attorney General before serving one term in the West Virginia Senate.

Congress

After Republican congressman, 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.

Defeat

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 . However, his home in Mineral County was drawn into the , represented by fellow Democrat Alan Mollohan. Staggers opted to challenge Mollohan in the Democratic primary and was defeated.

Later career

Staggers currently practices law in Keyser, West Virginia.

Personal life

He married Leslie R. Sergy in 1986. They have three children. His son Harley O. Staggers III is also a lawyer.

Notes

References

"Harley O. Staggers, Jr.".
[http://www.dmbruss.com/zFamily/FM_StaggersFamily.htm Staggers Family]
[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31210010770293&view=1up&seq=373&q1=Staggers 1991-1992 Official Congressional Directory: 102d Congress]
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/harley-orrin-staggers-iii-563b6698/ Harley's LinkedIn Profile]

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