Allen E. Ertel

A Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa. , November 7, 1937. Attended the public schools. B. A. , Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. 1958. M. S. , Thayer School of Engineering and Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. , 1959. LL. B. , Yale University, New Haven, Conn. , 1965. Admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1965 and commenced practice in Williamsport. United States Navy, 1959-1962. Clerked for Chief Judge Caleb M. Wright, Federal District Court of Delaware, 1965-1966. Lycoming County, Pa. , district attorney, 1968-1976. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1972. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth, Ninety-sixth, and Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1983). Was not a candidate for reelection, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1982. Unsuccessful candidate for attorney general of Pennsylvania in 1984. Died on November 19, 2015, in Williamsport, Pa.