| Stanley R. Kester | |
| State House: | Pennsylvania |
| District: | 160th |
| Term Start: | January 7, 1969 |
| Term End: | November 30, 1974 |
| Predecessor: | District Created |
| Successor: | Ralph Garzia |
| State House2: | Pennsylvania |
| District2: | Delaware County |
| Term Start2: | January 5, 1965 |
| Term End2: | November 30, 1968 |
| Birth Date: | 21 May 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Chester Township, Pennsylvania |
| Party: | Republican |
Stanley R. Kester (May 21, 1929 – June 22, 2020)[1] [2] was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Delaware County district from 1965 to 1968. Kester also served as a member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 160th district from 1969 to 1974.[3]
Kester was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and graduated from Upper Chester High School.[4]
Kester served in the U.S. Army from 1947 to 1948 and 1950–1951.
Kester was a member of the Chester County Republican Committee Executive Board and also served as a justice of the peace and tax assessor for Delaware County from 1963 to 1964.[4]
Kester was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1965 and served four consecutive terms. He served on the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee from 1969 to 1974.[4] He lost reelection in 1974 to Ralph Garzia.
In 1997, Kester was elected to the Chester Township city council and served as chair.[4]
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