David Michael Staton

A Representative from West Virginia; born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., February 11, 1940; attended the public schools; graduated from Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, W.Va., 1958; attended Concord College, Athens, W.Va., 1961-1963; served in the United States Army National Guard, 1957-1965; data processing manager; vice president, Kanawha Valley Bank, Charleston, W.Va., 1972-1980; delegate, West Virginia State Republican conventions, 1976-1980; delegate, Republican National Convention, 1980; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-sixth Congress in 1978; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh Congress (January 3, 1981-January 3, 1983); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982; chief political advisor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1984-1990; is a resident of Inwood, W. Va.