January 03, 2007 : Gov. Rendell Appoints Patrick J. Stapleton, III as Chairman of Pa. Liquor Control Board
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell appointed Firm partner Patrick J. “P.J.” Stapleton III as chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Mr. Stapleton will succeed Jonathan Newman, who resigned as chairman effective Jan. 12, 2007.
“The PLCB has made enormous strides over these last four years and much of that success is a result of the hard work and leadership of board members Stapleton, Newman and Tom Goldsmith,” said Gov. Rendell. “P.J., Jonathan and Tom took my vision and implemented it with great enthusiasm.”
Mr. Stapleton was first appointed to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board by Gov. Tom Ridge on June 17, 1997. He was reconfirmed by a unanimous vote of the state Senate on May 10, 2000, and again on May 17, 2004.
“When I was elected, I asked the PLCB board members to work together to make wine and spirits stores more customer friendly and to help me implement necessary modernizations like Sunday liquor sales,” said Gov. Rendell. “As a result of their hard work, Pennsylvanians can now take part in an entirely new buying experience in our wine and spirits shops.
“P.J. has played a critical role in helping modernize the LCB, and I am asking him to now continue to lead the agency as chairman, with a focus on planning for fiscal stability in the future,” said Gov. Rendell.
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