David Michael Staton, better known as Mick Staton (born February 11, 1940) is a retired American

United States

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 politician

Politician

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. He is a Republican

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 from West Virginia

West Virginia

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Staton was born in Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 33,099 people, 14,467 households, and 8,767 families residing in the city. In 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Parkersburg's population had decreased 4.4% to 31,755. The population density was 2,800.5 people per square mile . There were 16,100 housing...

, a town in Wood County, West Virginia

Wood County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 87,986 people, 36,275 households, and 24,884 families residing in the county. The population density was 240 people per square mile . There were 39,785 housing units at an average density of 108 per square mile...

. He is a 1958 graduate of Parkersburg High School

Parkersburg High School

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. He studied at Concord College

Concord University

Concord University is a comprehensive, public, liberal arts institution located in Athens, West Virginia, United States, founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in Concord Church, in the County of Mercer".Founded by...

 in Athens, West Virginia

Athens, West Virginia

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, from 1961 until 1963. From 1957 to 1965, he served in the Army National Guard

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Staton served as the data processing manager and later, vice president at Kanawha Valley Bank in Charleston

Charleston, West Virginia

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, where he worked from 1972 until 1980.

Staton was active in West Virginia's Republican Party. He served as State Republican Conventions delegate in 1976 and 1980 and was a delegate to the 1980 Republican National Convention

1980 Republican National Convention

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. He was unsuccessful in his first bid for Congress, in 1978, when he lost to longtime 3rd Congressional District incumbent John M. Slack, Jr.

John M. Slack, Jr.

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However, Staton was elected to the House of Representatives

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 from the district in 1980, when he defeated democratic incumbent Democrat John G. Hutchinson

John G. Hutchinson

John Guiher Hutchinson is a retired American politician, who served briefly as member of the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia's 3rd congressional district. He is a Democrat....

, who was elected in the special election after Slack's death.

Staton served in House for a single term (1981-1983). He was defeated for re-election in 1982 by future Governor Bob Wise

Bob Wise

Robert Ellsworth "Bob" Wise, Jr. is an American politician. A Democrat, Wise served as the 33rd Governor of West Virginia from January 2001 to January 2005.-Early life:...

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After lost his seat, Staton served as chief political advisor of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce from 1984 until 1990. Now he is resident of West Virginia

Inwood, West Virginia

Inwood is a census-designated place in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States, located south of Martinsburg. The population was 2,954 at the 2010 census. It is located on U.S...

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