Randy Staten
Randy Staten | |
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| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from district 57B | |
| In office January 4, 1983 – January 5, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Greenfield |
| Succeeded by | Richard H. Jefferson |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from district 56A | |
| In office January 6, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | James R. Casserly |
| Succeeded by | Leonard R. Price |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Randolph Wilbert Staten January 24, 1944 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | May 29, 2020 (aged 76) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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American football career | |
| No. 83 | |
| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Charlotte (NC) Second Ward |
| College: | Minnesota |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Randolph Wilbert Staten, Sr. (January 24, 1944 – May 29, 2020) was an American politician and football player.
Staten served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1981 to 1987 and was a Democrat. He was the only African-American to be elected to the Minnesota Legislature in 1980. Staten was tried and convicted for writing bad checks and for shoplifting in 1985 and 1987.