The West Virginia Republican Party says former U.S. Rep. Mick Staton, a Parkersburg native, died at age 74.

W.Va. GOP chairman Conrad Lucas says Staton died Monday.

Lucas says Staton's health had been declining and he entered the intensive care unit at a hospital in Winchester, Va., last Thursday.

Staton served one term in Congress from 1981 to 1983. He lost a re-election bid to Democrat Bob Wise, who later became governor.

Congressional records show Staton had been living in Inwood.

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