Hal Stratton is a former chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (U S CPSC is an independent agency of the U He was appointed in 2002 by President George W. Bush. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Stratton resigned as chair and commissioner in July 2006, three months before his term officially expired. During his tenure at CPSC, the commission considered issues and conducted business related to mattress flamability, all-terrain vehicles, lead in jewelry, generator safety and upholstered furniture regulations. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (U S CPSC is an independent agency of the U A mattress is a mat or pad usually placed atop a Bed, upon which to sleep or lie An all-terrain vehicle (ATV is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires with a seat that is straddled by In Electricity generation, an electrical generator is a device that converts Mechanical energy to Electrical energy, generally using Electromagnetic He often was criticized by consumer groups for working too closely with industry and for taking too many trips, often at industry expense. [1]. These included trips to places such as China, Costa Rica, Belgium, Spain, and Mexico. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. [2]
Stratton, an Oklahoma native, is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma Law School. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U At the age of 28, he was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives, where he served from 1979 to 1986, and where he was on the Judiciary Committee and the Energy and Natural Resources Commission. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. He was elected the attorney general of New Mexico in 1986 by a mere 690 votes [3] and served from 1987 to 1990. In most Common law jurisdictions the Attorney General, or Attorney-General, is the main legal advisor to the government and in some jurisdictions may in addition New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America.
Stratton helped organize a group called Lawyers for Bush in 2000 in New Mexico. The same year, he co-founded the Rio Grande Foundation, a New Mexico based non-profit organization that promotes "limited government, free markets and individual responsibility," according to several news stories about it.
Here is an explanatory excerpt from their mission statement:
- "The Rio Grande Foundation of New Mexico is an independent, non-partisan, tax-exempt research and educational organization dedicated to the study of public policy. The Foundation promotes prosperity for New Mexico based on principles of limited government, economic freedom and individual responsibility. The Rio Grande Foundation neither seeks nor accepts government funding. The Foundation relies solely on generosity of individuals and institutions in the private sector to fund its activities. "
He severed ties after being nominated to the CPSC. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (U S CPSC is an independent agency of the U
After leaving CPSC in July 2006, Stratton joined the Detroit-based law firm Dykema Gossett PLLC. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (U S CPSC is an independent agency of the U Dykema Gossett PLLC is a Law firm headquartered in Detroit Michigan. The Washington Post said he would be "advising companies about the product safety issues on which he had been chief regulator. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D " [4]
External links
Sources
- Official CPSC Biography
- Thomson Hine
- Warning: Gas Generators Can Kill - article in St. Petersburg Times, Nov. 15, 2005
- Chairman of Safety Commission Heads to Law Firm -- Washington Post, July 17, 2006
- Dykema Gossett Biography
- Hackocracy: Home Boy Hal Makes the List -- Duke City Fix, 10/13/15
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| Preceded by Paul Bardacke |
Attorney General of New Mexico 1983-1986 |
Succeeded by Tom Udall |
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