Patrick J. Stapleton III
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Patrick J. Stapleton III is a member of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
, a position he has held since Governor Tom Ridge appointed him to the Board in June 1997. He was reconfirmed by unanimous votes of the Pennsylvania Senate on May 10, 2000, May 17, 2004 and September 22, 2008. Stapleton served as chairman of the PLCB from January 2007 through October 2011. In addition, he was named chairman of the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association in May 2011 and continues to serve in that role
He is the son of Patrick J. Stapleton, Jr.
, a former Democratic
member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
.
He attended University of Notre Dame
and Tulane University School of Law before working as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia in 1982. He entered private legal practice in 1994 and was named a "Super Lawyer" by Philadelphia Magazine.
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is an independent government agency that manages the beverage alcohol industry in Pennsylvania. It is responsible for licensing the possession, sale, storage, transportation, importation, and manufacture of wine, spirits, and malt or brewed beverages in the...
, a position he has held since Governor Tom Ridge appointed him to the Board in June 1997. He was reconfirmed by unanimous votes of the Pennsylvania Senate on May 10, 2000, May 17, 2004 and September 22, 2008. Stapleton served as chairman of the PLCB from January 2007 through October 2011. In addition, he was named chairman of the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association in May 2011 and continues to serve in that role
He is the son of Patrick J. Stapleton, Jr.
Patrick J. Stapleton, Jr.
Patrick J. Stapleton is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.-Life:Stapleton, a native of Indiana, Pennsylvania, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1949....
, a former Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such...
.
He attended University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
and Tulane University School of Law before working as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia in 1982. He entered private legal practice in 1994 and was named a "Super Lawyer" by Philadelphia Magazine.