Randy Staten Explained

Randy Staten
Office1:Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from district 57B
Term Start1:January 4, 1983
Term End1:January 5, 1987
Predecessor1:Lee Greenfield
Successor1:Richard H. Jefferson
Office2:Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from district 56A
Term Start2:January 6, 1981
Term End2:January 3, 1983
Predecessor2:James R. Casserly
Successor2:Leonard R. Price
Birth Name:Randolph Wilbert Staten
Birth Date:24 January 1944
Birth Place:Charlotte, North Carolina
Death Place:Charlotte, North Carolina
Party:Democratic
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Number:83
Position:Defensive end
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:225
High School:Charlotte (NC) Second Ward
College:Minnesota
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Randolph Wilbert Staten, Sr. (January 24, 1944 – May 29, 2020) was an American politician and football player.

Staten served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1981 to 1987 and was a Democrat. He was the only African-American to be elected to the Minnesota Legislature in 1980. Staten was tried and convicted for writing bad checks and for shoplifting in 1985 and 1987.[1] [2]

Background

He was previously an American football defensive end. He played for the New York Giants in 1967.[3] [4]

Staten was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and graduated from Second Ward High School in Charlotte in 1962. He received his bachelor's degree in speech and advance communications from University of Minnesota. Staten went to New York University to graduate school for business management. Staten lived in Minneapolis and was a businessman.[5]

He died on May 29, 2020, in Charlotte, North Carolina, at age 76.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota Moves to Oust Legislator . Chicago Tribune . 1986-03-03 . 2019-04-01.
  2. Web site: Staten, Sr., Randolph Wilbert "Randy" . Leg.state.mn.us . 2019-04-01.
  3. Web site: Randy Staten Stats . Pro-Football-Reference.com . 2019-04-01.
  4. Web site: Randy Staten, DE . Nfl.com . 2019-04-01.
  5. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10652 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Randolph Wilbert Staten, Sr.
  6. Web site: Randy Staten, civil rights leader and former legislator, dies at 76 . Star Tribune . 2020-06-12 . 2020-06-12.