Mick Staton | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | John G. Hutchinson |
| Succeeded by | Bob Wise |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Michael Staton (1940-02-11)February 11, 1940 |
| Died | April 14, 2014(2014-04-14) (aged 74) Winchester, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Concord University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Army National Guard |
| Years of service | 1957–1965 |
David Michael Staton, better known asMick Staton (February 11, 1940 – April 14, 2014) was an American banker andpolitician. He was aRepublicancongressman fromWest Virginia, serving one term in theU.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983.
Staton was born inParkersburg, a city inWood County, West Virginia. He was a 1958 graduate ofParkersburg High School. He studied atConcord College inAthens, West Virginia, from 1961 until 1963. From 1957 to 1965, he served in theArmy National Guard.
Staton served as the data processing manager and, later, vice president at Kanawha Valley Bank inCharleston, where he worked from 1972 until 1980.
Staton was active in West Virginia's Republican party. He served as a state Republican convention delegate in 1976 and 1980 and was a delegate to the1980 Republican National Convention. He was unsuccessful in his first bid for Congress, in 1978, when he lost to longtime 3rd Congressional District incumbentJohn M. Slack, Jr. However, Staton was elected to theHouse of Representatives from the district in 1980, when he defeated incumbentDemocratJohn G. Hutchinson, who was elected in the special election after Slack's death. Staton served in the House for a single term (1981-1983). He was defeated for re-election in 1982 by futuregovernor,Bob Wise.
After losing his seat in the House of Representatives, Staton served as chief political advisor to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce from 1984 until 1990. Staton served as an elector forMitt Romney andPaul Ryan in2012.[1]
Staton died on April 14, 2014, at Winchester Medical Center inWinchester, Virginia.[2] Prior to his death, he resided inInwood, West Virginia.[3]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's 3rd congressional district January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | Succeeded by |
