| John Stauffer | |
| State Senate: | Pennsylvania |
| Term Start: | November 17, 1970[1] |
| Term End: | November 30, 1988 |
| Predecessor: | John Ware |
| Successor: | Earl Baker |
| Order2: | Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate |
| Term Start2: | January 1, 1985 |
| Term End2: | November 30, 1988 |
| Predecessor2: | Robert Jubelirer |
| Office3: | Republican Whip of the Pennsylvania Senate |
| Term Start3: | January 4, 1977 |
| Term End3: | November 30, 1982 |
| Predecessor3: | Newell Wood[2] |
| Successor3: | Joseph Loeper |
| State House3: | Pennsylvania |
| Office4: | Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 157th district |
| Term Start4: | January 7, 1969 |
| Term End4: | November 17, 1970 |
| Predecessor4: | District Created |
| Successor4: | Richard Schultze |
| Office5: | Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Chester County district |
| Term Start5: | January 5, 1965 |
| Term End5: | November 30, 1968 |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
John Stauffer (May 28, 1925 – October 26, 2019) was an American businessman and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 19th district from 1969 to 1988.
Stauffer was born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and graduated from Phoenixville Area High School. He owned the Stauffer's Mens Store in Phoenixville.
He served on the Phoenixville Borough Council and was president of the borough council.[3] He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Chester County district from 1965 to 1966 and the 157th district from 1967 to 1970.[4] Stauffer served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 19th district from 1970 to 1988, including as Republican Whip from 1977 to 1982 and as Republican Leader from 1985 to 1988.[5]
Stauffer moved to Homestead Village in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1994 and died there in 2019.[6] [7] He is interred at the Green Tree Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Oaks, Pennsylvania.