Roger A. Madigan

Roger A. Madigan (February 25, 1930 – June 2, 2018) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 110th district from 1976 to 1984 and the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 23rd District from 1985 to 2009.

Early life and education Madigan was born in Luthers Mills, Pennsylvania, to Albert E. and Ada Madigan. He graduated from Troy High School and received a B.S. degree in dairy production from Pennsylvania State University in 1951.

He worked as a dairy farmer from 1951 to 1964 and as an insurance underwriter from 1964 to 1977.

He served as a member of the Penn State Board of Trustees for agricultural studies from 1979 to 2001 and the Pennsylvania College of Technology board of directors from 1991 to 2008.

He died on June 2, 2018, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Legacy The Roger and Peggy Madigan Library at Pennsylvania College of Technology was partly named in his honor.