The Pennsylvania Republican directed billions of dollars in public works as chairman of the powerful House Transportation Committee
Dr. Shuster — a former computer company executive who held a doctoral degree in business — was elected in 1972 to represent an economically struggling district centered on the Appalachian city of Altoona.
Term limits had barred Dr. Shuster from staying on as Transportation Committee chairman, and he also remarked that “after being the quarterback of a Super Bowl championship team, I have no desire to play back-up.”He had long been a formidable presence in Congress, at times pushing his transportation initiatives even past members of his own party — including Newt Gingrich during his tenure as House speaker.
“Other parts of the country can attack me for working hard to bring investments into central Pennsylvania. I wear every scar as a badge of honor,” Dr. Shuster told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 1998. “I have not been at all reluctant to invest in the infrastructure needed to boost the economy in central Pennsylvania, and not just my district.”The House ethics committee investigation of Dr. Shuster stemmed from his ties to Ann M.
The committee also faulted Dr. Shuster for accepting a vacation to Puerto Rico for his family paid for by Eppard’s clients. Elmer Greinert Shuster — he legally changed his name to E.G. Bud Shuster — was born in Glassport, Pa., a coal-mining town south of Pittsburgh, on Jan. 23, 1932. He was an only child. His father worked for a railroad, and his mother was a homemaker who was active in local Republican politics.
Redistricting after the 1970 Census had created an open seat, and Dr. Shuster defeated a state senator in the GOP primary before winning the solidly Republican district in the general election.
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