Allen E. Ertel

Allen Edward Ertel (November 7, 1937 – November 19, 2015) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1977 to 1983.

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 byHerman Schneebeli
Succeeded byGeorge Gekas
District Attorney
of Lycoming County
In office
1967–1977
Preceded byHenry G. Hager
Succeeded byWilliam Kieser
Personal details
Born
Allen Edward Ertel

(1937-11-07)November 7, 1937
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 19, 2015(2015-11-19) (aged 78)
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCatherine Ertel
Children2
Alma materDartmouth College (AB), (MS), (MBA)
Yale Law School (LL.B.)

Early life

Allen Ertel was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He graduated with an AB from Dartmouth College in 1958, an MS from the Thayer School of Engineering and MBA from the Tuck School of Business in 1959, and a LL.B. Yale Law School in 1965. He served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1962.[1]

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 78.[2] He was survived by his wife Catherine and their two children.

References
  1. "ERTEL, Allen Edward, (1937 - 2015)". United States Congress. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  2. Beauge, John (November 19, 2015). "Allen Ertel, former congressman, gubernatorial candidate, dies". pennlive.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
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