John Siptroth

John Siptroth
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 189th district
In office
2005–2011
Preceded byKelly Lewis
Succeeded byRosemary Brown
Personal details
Born1946 (age 77–78)
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElaine
ResidenceSmithfield Township, Pennsylvania
Alma materStroudsburg High School
OccupationAir traffic controller

John J. Siptroth (born 1946) 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.