[2] Staten worked as a chauffeur of Governor Albert Ritchie during his last campaign in the late 1930s.
While senator, Staten pushed for the construction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and a kindergarten program in Baltimore County Public Schools.
[6] Staten also worked in the accounting department at Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point Shipyard.
[2][7] He lived on Dungalow Road in Dundalk prior to moving into a nursing facility.
[2] Staten died on December 11, 1999, following heart problems at Meridian Genesis Nursing Center in Dundalk.