Allen E. Ertel

Allen E. Ertel
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 17th district
In office
January 3, 1977  January 3, 1983
Preceded by Herman Schneebeli
Succeeded by George Gekas
District Attorney
of Lycoming County
In office
1967–1977
Succeeded by William Kieser
Personal details
Born Allen Edward Ertel
(1937-11-07)November 7, 1937
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Died November 19, 2015(2015-11-19) (aged 78)
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Catherine Ertel

Allen Edward Ertel (November 7, 1937 – November 19, 2015) was a Democratic politician, and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Early life

Allen Ertel was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1958, from the Thayer School of Engineering and Amos Tuck School of Business Administration in 1959, and from Yale Law School in 1965. He served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1962.

Career

He clerked for Chief Judge Caleb Wright of the Federal District Court of Delaware from 1965 to 1966, and was the Lycoming County district attorney from 1967 to 1977. He was a delegate to Democratic National Convention in 1972.

Ertel was elected in 1976 as a Democrat to the 95th, 96th, and 97th Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1982, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania. After his unsuccessful run for governor, he unsuccessfully sought the office of Pennsylvania Attorney General in 1984, before returning to the practice of law in Williamsport.

Death

Ertel died on November 19, 2015 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania after suddenly collapsing, aged 79.[1] He was survived by his wife Catherine and their two children.

References

  1. Beauge, John (November 19, 2015). "Allen Ertel, former congressman, gubernatorial candidate, dies". pennlive.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.

External links

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Herman Schneebeli
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district

19771983
Succeeded by
George Gekas
Party political offices
Preceded by
Pete Flaherty
Democratic nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania
1982
Succeeded by
Bob Casey
Preceded by
Mike O'Pake
Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
1984
Succeeded by
Edward Mezvinsky
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