Barbara Staff

Barbara Ruth Staff (August 26, 1924 – July 29, 2019) was an American political activist for the Republican Party who was one of three co-chairs of the 1976 presidential primary campaign for Ronald Reagan in Texas, along with Ernest Angelo Jr., former mayor of Midland, and Ray Barnhart, a former state legislator and a Republican chairman.^[1]

Born

Barbara Ruth Wright

(1924-08-26)August 26, 1924

Cleburne, Johnson County
Texas, USA

DiedJuly 29, 2019(2019-07-29) (aged 94)

AlmamaterCrozier Technical High School

North Texas State University

Southern Methodist University

OccupationsPolitical activist
Ronald W. Reagan Texas co-chairman, 1976

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Barbara Ruth Wright Staff
Staff (2010)
Born	Barbara Ruth Wright (1924-08-26)August 26, 1924 Cleburne, Johnson County Texas, USA
Died	July 29, 2019(2019-07-29) (aged 94)
Alma mater	Crozier Technical High School North Texas State University Southern Methodist University
Occupations	Political activist Ronald W. Reagan Texas co-chairman, 1976
Political party	Republican
Spouse	William Stewart Staff (deceased)
Children	Susan S. Causey Barbara Ellen Kimberly (deceased)

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Staff died in July 2019 in Plano, Texas at the age of 94.^[2]