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	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. He was survived by his wife Catherine and their two children.

External links

• Allen E. Ertel at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Herman Schneebeli	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district 1977–1983	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