Neil Staebler

Neil Staebler
Neil Staebler
Member of the Federal Election Commission
	In office; April 1975 – October 1978
President	Gerald Ford; Jimmy Carter;
Personal details
Born	July 11, 1905; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Died	December 8, 2000 (aged 95); Ann Arbor, Michigan
Education	University of Michigan

Neil Oliver Staebler (July 11, 1905 – December 8, 2000) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.

Staebler had German ancestry.[1] He was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and graduated from Ann Arbor High School in 1922. He received a B.A. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1926. He served on the staff of the Office of Price Administration, 1942–1943, and in the United States Navy, 1943–1945. He was chairman, of the Michigan state Democratic central committee, 1950–1961 and a member of the Democratic National Committee, 1961–1964 and 1965–1968. He was a visiting professor at the University of Massachusetts in 1962. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Michigan in 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968.[2]

Following the 1960 census, Michigan gained one additional seat in Congress due to reapportionment. Despite this change, the state legislature did not create the new 19th district in time for the 1962 elections, so Staebler was elected as an at-large candidate from the Democratic Party to represent Michigan in the 88th Congress, serving from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1965. He did not pursue reelection in 1964, but instead unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Republican Governor of Michigan George W. Romney.

He was a member of the Federal Election Commission from April 1975 to October 1978. Staebler died in Ann Arbor from the effects of Alzheimer's disease.

Family

Staebler's father, Edward W. Staebler, was mayor of Ann Arbor from 1927 to 1931.[2]

Staebler's grandson, Ned Staebler, is the chief executive of TechTown, a high-tech business incubator in Detroit, and was a candidate in the primary for Michigan state house of representatives in the 53rd District in 2010.[2][3]

References

Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "German ancestry Politicians in Michigan". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Staebler family of Ann Arbor, Michigan". The Political Graveyard.
Kathleen Gray; Jim Rutenberg; Nick Corasaniti (November 17, 2020). "Michigan Republicans Backtrack After Refusing to Certify Election Results". The New York Times.

Sources

United States Congress. "Neil Staebler (id: S000775)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, Michigan Manual 2003-2004

Party political offices
Preceded by John Swainson	Democratic nominee for Governor of Michigan 1964	Succeeded by Zolton Ferency
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by None	United States Representative at large from Michigan 1963 – 1965	Succeeded by None

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[1] Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "German ancestry Politicians in Michigan". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

[family-2] Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Staebler family of Ann Arbor, Michigan". The Political Graveyard.

[3] Kathleen Gray; Jim Rutenberg; Nick Corasaniti (November 17, 2020). "Michigan Republicans Backtrack After Refusing to Certify Election Results". The New York Times.