Exhibit 31.1
Huttig Building Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Michael A. Lupo, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 2 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004) of Huttig Building Products, Inc.; and |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| Date: October 12, 2005 | /s/ MICHAEL A. LUPO | |||
| By: | Michael A. Lupo | |||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
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