| Roy N. Staten | |
| State Senate1: | Maryland |
| Term Start1: | 1975 |
| Term End1: | 1978 |
| State Senate2: | Maryland |
| Term Start2: | 1967 |
| Term End2: | 1974 |
| Predecessor2: | District established |
| Term Start3: | 1954 |
| Term End3: | 1966 |
| Birth Name: | Roy Neville Staten |
| Death Place: | Dundalk, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Oak Lawn Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Mary D. Caldwell |
| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Roy Neville Staten (1913 – December 11, 1999) was a politician from Virginia. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1954 to 1966 and as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1967 to 1978, representing District 13 from 1967 to 1974 and District 8 from 1975 to 1978.
Roy Neville Staten was born in 1913.[1] He was a native of Virginia.[2]
Staten worked as a chauffeur of Governor Albert Ritchie during his last campaign in the late 1930s.[2] He also served in the United States Army.[2]
Staten was a Democrat. He started working for the Maryland House of Delegates in 1954, representing Baltimore County. In 1954, Staten was appointed as a delegate. He served from 1954 to 1966. In 1966, the legislative districts were divided.[2] [3] In 1967, Staten became the first senator to represent Dundalk, Maryland.[2] He represented District 13 from 1967 to 1974.[4] He represented District 8 from 1975 to 1978.[5] He retired in 1979. While senator, Staten pushed for the construction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and a kindergarten program in Baltimore County Public Schools.[2] Staten worked as senate majority leader from 1975 to 1977.[6]
Staten also worked in the accounting department at Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point Shipyard.[2] Staten was a founder of Dundalk Community College.[2]
Staten married Mary D. Caldwell. He had two daughters, Elsie and Yvonne.[2] [7] He lived on Dungalow Road in Dundalk prior to moving into a nursing facility.[2]
Staten died on December 11, 1999, following heart problems at Meridian Genesis Nursing Center in Dundalk.[2] He was interred at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Baltimore.[7]
The Roy N. Staten Center for Business and Industry at Dundalk Community College was dedicated to Staten.[2]