Dennis Stapleton entered the insurance industry as in May 1979 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.
[2] While working in the insurance industry he earned a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Dayton in 1986 graduating magna cum laude.
During his tenure in the Ohio House of Representatives Stapleton served as chairman of the Ohio House Insurance Committee, Chairman of the Finance Sub-Committee for Agriculture and Economic Development and as a member of committees for Education, Financial Institutions, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Local Government, and Economic & Workforce Development.
Stapleton left the House in 2003 due to term limits and was succeeded by David T.
[3] Stapleton was a member of the Fayette County Chamber of Commerece and served as President of the Washington Court House Rotary Club.