What is George Gekas?
{{Infobox officeholder | birthname = George William Gekas | image = George Gekas.jpg | width =160px | birth_date = {{birth date|1930|4|14}} | birth_place = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|12|16|1930|4|14}} | death_place = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | state = [[Pennsylvania]] | district = [[Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district|17th]] | term_start = January 3, 1983 | term_end = January 3, 2003 | predecessor = [[Allen E. Ertel]] | successor = [[Tim Holden]] | state_senate2 = Pennsylvania | district2 = [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 15|15th]] | term_start2 = January 3, 1977 | term_end2 = December 31, 1982<ref>{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Pennsylvania Senate - 1981-1982| work = [[Wilkes University Election Statistics Project]]| publisher = Wilkes University | year =2004 | url =http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/165S.pdf}}</ref> | predecessor2 = [[William B. Lentz]] | successor2 = [[John J. Shumaker]] | state_house3 = Pennsylvania | district3 = [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 103|103rd]] | term_start3 = January 7, 1969 | term_end3 = November 30, 1974 | predecessor3 = District created | successor3 = [[Stephen R. Reed]] | state_house4 = Pennsylvania | district4 = [[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Dauphin County]] | term_start4 = January 2, 1967 | term_end4 = November 30, 1968 | predecessor4 = | successor4 = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = | religion = | signature =George Gekas signature.gif }} '''George William Gekas''' (April 14, 1930 &ndash; December 16, 2021) was an American [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician. He represented the [[Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district|state's 17th Congressional district]] from 1983 to 2003, when he was unseated in a major upset. Undaunted by his unexpected