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John J. Siptroth is a Democratic politician who was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was first elected to represent the 189th legislative district on February 8, 2005.[1]

Biography

John Siptroth was born in the Delaware Water Gap Borough, and later attended Stroudsburg High School. He joined the Navy and served until receiving an honorable discharge in 1970.[2]

He worked for the Federal Aviation Administration following his time in the Navy.

Siptroth and his wife Elaine have two sons and three grandchildren, currently residing in Smithfield Township.[3]

John was a Smithfield Township Supervisor for 15 years, and Chairman for 5 years, prior to being approached to stand as a candidate for State Representative in a Special Election in 2005.[4]

As Supervisor, John was very active in the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors and was Chair of Monroe County's Solid Waste Advisory Council.

As a US Military Veteran and sportsman, John is a strong advocate for gun rights and consistently earns the highest grades from the NRA and other 2nd amendment groups.[5]

He endorsed Adam Rodriguez for State Representative of the 189th district for the 2018 midterm election.[6]

References

  1. ^ "2005 Special Election for the 189th State House District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
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  6. ^ Adam Rodriguez for State Rep. [@AdamForPA] (2018-04-20). "I'm so honored to be endorsed by former State Rep. (and last Dem to win the seat) John Siptroth!! We're going to take this primary on 5/15 and send the Republican packing on 11/6! #RealLeadership #AdamForPA #VoteAdam515 https://t.co/Dv3PoCd2oh" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2021-05-09 – via Twitter.

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