Perry A. Stambaugh

Perry A. Stambaugh (born March 8, 1960) is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 86. He first took office following the 2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election.^[2][3]

Perry A. Stambaugh
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 86th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05)[1]
Preceded by	Mark Keller
Personal details
Born	(1960-03-08) March 8, 1960 (age 65) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Widowed
Children	Garrett Stambaugh Griffin Stambaugh
Residence(s)	Green Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Penn State University
Occupation	Magazine editor and farmer
Website	repperrystambaugh.com

Stambaugh graduated from Penn State University and operates a family farm in Green Park in Perry County, Pennsylvania. He supports measures to improve deployment of high-speed Internet to rural areas, as well as state constitutional reforms, such as electing state appellate judges on a district (not statewide) basis and eliminating property taxes to fund schools.^[4][5] He also backs state legislative and congressional term limits.^[6]

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 American Agriculturist); Penn Lines magazine, published by the Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association; and RE Magazine, produced by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.^[7]

Stambaugh currently sits on the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Energy, Finance, and Transportation committees, including as Republican vice chairman of the Energy Committee and Republican chairman of the Transportation Subcommittee on Public Transportation.^[8]