William Robert Bastian (October 21, 1938 July 13, 2019) was a
Republican member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts.
It ...
, representing the
69th District. He and his wife lived in
Friedens, Pennsylvania
Friedens is a census-designated place (CDP) that is part of Somerset Township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,523 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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, and had five children. He retired prior to the
2008 election
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, having joined in 1999, and was succeeded by Republican
Carl Walker Metzgar
Carl Walker Metzgar (born October 1, 1981) was first elected to serve the Pennsylvania 69th Legislative District in November 2008.
Career
In addition to serving as a state representative in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Metzgar is a ...
.
On July 11, 2019, Bastian was accidentally crushed by a rolling tractor's wheel on his farm. He died on July 13 at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in
Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
References
External links
Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Bob BastianPennsylvania House Republican Caucus - Representative Bob BastianBiographyvoting record
an
interest group ratings
at Project Vote Smart
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1938 births
2019 deaths
20th-century American politicians
21st-century American politicians
Accidental deaths in Pennsylvania
Cornell University alumni
Farming accident deaths
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Military personnel from Pennsylvania
American veterinarians
Male veterinarians
People from Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
People from Somerset County, Pennsylvania
United States Air Force officers