Walt Stapleton | |
State House: | New Hampshire |
District: | Sullivan 5th |
Term Start: | December 5, 2018 |
Predecessor: | Raymond Gagnon |
Residence: | Claremont, New Hampshire |
Spouse: | Claire |
Children: | 3 |
Party: | Republican |
Allegiance: | United States Army Transportation Corps |
Serviceyears: | 1964 |
Walter A. Stapleton (born 1947) is a New Hampshire politician. A member of the Republican Party, he currently serves in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[1]
Stapleton lived in Fairfield and then Milford, Connecticut.[2] He enlisted in the United States Army Transportation Corps in 1964. Stapleton moved to Claremont, New Hampshire, in 1983, where he currently resides.
In 2016, Stapleton ran for a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives that represented the Sullivan 10 district, but was defeated. Stapleton was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2016.[2]
On November 6, 2018, Stapleton was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he represents the Sullivan 5 district. Stapleton assumed office on December 5, 2018. Stapleton is anti-abortion and opposes same-sex marriage.
Stapleton married Claire in 1968 in Barryville, New York. Together they have three sons.[3] Stapleton is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.[2]