Craig Staats
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Craig Staats is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 145th House district in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Staats is a former Richland Township Supervisor, having served from 2006 to 2014. He succeeded Representative Paul Clymer who retired; in 2014 Craig Staats defeated Karen Chellew in the general election. In 2016, Craig Staats was re-elected, defeating challenger Vera Cole.
In 2016, Staats endorsed Donald Trump for President. Staats is the Marketing Chair of the Liquor Control Committee, [1] working to modernize hotel license laws. [2] Staats has been a vocal critic of Governor Tom Wolf, and a supporter of reopening businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania.