Howard Fargo

Howard L. Fargo
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 8th district
In office
July 21, 1981[1] – November 30, 2000[2]
Preceded by Roy W. Wilt
Succeeded by Dick Stevenson
Constituency Parts of Armstrong, Butler, and Mercer Counties
Personal details
Born (1928-04-18) April 18, 1928
Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) June Fargo
Children Linda Fargo, Douglas Fargo
Residence Grove City, Pennsylvania
Alma mater Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University
Occupation CPA-Legislator

Howard L. Fargo is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he represented the 8th legislative district.

He graduated from Clearfield High School in 1946 and from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1951.[3] He earned an M.Ed. from Penn State University in 1957.[3] Prior to elective office, he worked as a Certified Public Accountant in his own practice and served as the treasurer of the Mercer County Republican Committee.[4] He was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on June 23, 1981 in special election to fill the remainder of Roy W. Wilt's term, who was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate.[5] Fargo was sworn into office on July 21, 1981.[3] He was one of the speakers at the first Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in 1989.[6] He served in the House Republican leadership as Caucus Administrator from 1989 through 1994; he served as Caucus Chairman from 1995 though his retirement in 2000.[3] He was awarded the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Distinguished Alumni award.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Session of 1981 - 165th of the General Assembly - No. 51" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1981-07-21.
  2. ↑ Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2000
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Howard L. Fargo (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2000-04-19.
  4. ↑ "State Representative Howard Fargo retires". Pennsylvania CPA Journal. Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. January 1, 2001.
  5. ↑ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1981-1982" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
  6. ↑ Eshleman, Jr., Russell E. (September 17, 1989). "Harrisburg Conference Promotes Conservative Ideals and Issues". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Newspapers Inc.
  7. ↑ "Distinguished Alumni Award Winners". IUP.edu. Indiana University of Pennsylvania Office of Alumni Relations.


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