Perry A. Stambaugh (born March 8, 1960) is a

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member of the

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. He first took office following the

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. Stambaugh graduated from

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and operates a

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, Perry County. A lifetime member of the

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, he supports measures that will greatly increase rural residents’ access to high-speed Internet service as well as state constitutional reforms, such as electing state appellate judges on a district (not statewide) basis and eliminating

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to fund schools. He also backs state legislative and congressional term limits.

Career

Before running for the state House, Stambaugh spent most of his nearly 40-year professional career as a rural and agricultural magazine editor on local, statewide, and national levels—notably with the former Pennsylvania Farmer magazine (now

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); Penn Lines magazine, published by the Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association; and RE Magazine, produced by the

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. Stambaugh currently sits on the Children & Youth, Commerce, Environmental Resources & Energy, and Local Government committees.

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* 1960 births Living people Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives People from Perry County, Pennsylvania People from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State University alumni 21st-century American politicians {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub