Harley Orrin Staggers Jr

(son of Harley Orrin Staggers), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Washington, D.C., on February 22, 1951; graduated from Keyser High School, 1969; B.A., Harvard University, 1974; J.D., West Virginia University School of Law, Morgantown, W.Va., 1977; admitted to West Virginia bar in 1977 and commenced practice as an assistant attorney general in Charleston; administrative assistant, Democratic National Convention, 1976; elected to West Virginia senate, 1980-1982; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1993); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1992 to the One Hundred Third Congress; is a resident of Keyser, W.Va.