Tim Shaffer | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 21st district | |
In office January 6, 1981 –November 30, 1996 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Andrews |
Succeeded by | Mary Jo White |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Butler,Pennsylvania,United States | October 2,1945
Died | May 3,2022 76) Prospect,Pennsylvania,United States | (aged
Charles Timothy Shaffer (October 2,1945 –May 3,2022) was an American judge and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 21st district from 1981 to 1996. [2]
Born on October 2,1945,in Butler,Pennsylvania,Shaffer served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. [3]
Elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 21st district,he served in that legislative body from 1981 to 1996. [4]
In May 2010,Shaffer was nominated by Governor Ed Rendell to serve as a judge for the Butler County Magisterial District. [5] He was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate [6] and served until his retirement in December 2015. [7]
Shaffer owned an historic farmhouse,where he spent a significant portion of his time during his later years. Built in 1830,it was located in Prospect,Pennsylvania. He died there on May 3,2022,at the age of seventy-six. [8]
In 2018,Butler County Community College created The Shaffer School of Nursing and Allied Health after Shaffer donated $1 million to the school. [3]
He was also a vital part in the founding of the Prospect Area Preservation Society which now houses many artifacts from his life that he personally donated through his time with the organization.
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