Eugene V. Atkinson

A Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Aliquippa, Pa. , April 5, 1927. Graduated, Aliquippa High School, 1945. Master's degree program, University of Pittsburgh. Served in the U. S. Navy Seabees. Owned and operated an insurance agency. Appointed director of customs, Port of Pittsburgh, 1962-1969. Beaver County Commissioner, 1972-1978. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1983). Announced his affiliation with the Republican Party on October 14, 1981. Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-eighth Congress. Died on August 4, 2016, in Aliquippa, Pa.