Stanley R. Kester (May 21, 1929 – June 22, 2020) was an American politician who served as a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
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member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts.
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Delaware County district from 1965 to 1968. Kester also served as a member of
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 160th district from 1969 to 1974.
Early life and education
Kester was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and graduated from Upper Chester High School.
Kester served in the U.S. Army from 1947 to 1948 and 1950–1951.
Kester was a member of the Chester County Republican Committee Executive Board and also served as a justice of the peace and tax assessor for Delaware County from 1963 to 1964.
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Career
Kester was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1965 and served four consecutive terms. He served on the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee from 1969 to 1974.[ He lost reelection in 1974 to ]Ralph Garzia
Ralph A. Garzia (May 30, 1921 – January 14, 2009) was an American politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 160, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1 ...
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In 1997, Kester was elected to the Chester Township city council and served as chair.[
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References
1929 births
2020 deaths
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Politicians from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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