Member

Sessions

Sessions Office Position District Party
1959 Representative Democrat
1960 Representative Democrat
1961 Representative Democrat
1962 Representative Democrat
1963 Representative Democrat
1964 Representative Democrat
1965 Representative Democrat
1966 Representative Democrat
1967 Representative Democrat
1968 Representative Democrat
1969 Representative 119 Democrat
1970 Representative 119 Democrat
1971 Representative 119 Democrat
1972 Representative 119 Democrat
1973 Representative 119 Democrat
1974 Representative 119 Democrat
1975 Representative 119 Democrat
1976 Representative 119 Democrat
1977 Representative 119 Democrat
1978 Representative 119 Democrat
1979 Representative 119 Democrat
1980 Representative 119 Democrat
1981 Representative Minority Caucus Administrator Democrat
1982 Representative Minority Caucus Administrator Democrat
Counties Luzerne

Biography

11/18/1916 - 07/15/1997


SHUPNIK, Fred J., a Representative from Luzerne County; born, November 18, 1916, in Swoyersville, Luzerne County, Pa.; graduated, Luzerne High School; B.A., Scranton University, 1940; M.A., New York University, 1950; attended, Wilkes College (now Wilkes University); attended, East Stroudsburg State Teachers College (now East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania); ensign, United States Navy (1943-1946, World War II); teacher; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1959 term and served 11 consecutive terms thereafter; elected, Minority Caucus Administrator (1981-1982); appointed, chair, Joint State Government Commission (1969-1980); appointed, board, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) (1981-1982); not a candidate for reelection to the House (1982); died, July 15, 1997 in Luzerne, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; interred, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton, Luzerene County, Pennsylvania.
 


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