What is Allen E. Ertel?
[[File:Allen Ertel.png|thumb|right|200px|Ertel in 1977]] '''Allen Edward Ertel''' (November 7, 1936 &ndash; November 19, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He was born in [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]]. He was a former member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]] serving from January 3, 1977 through January 3, 1983. He lost re-election to Republican [[George Gekas]] in an upset election. Ertel died from a [[heart attack]] in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, aged 79.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Beauge|first1=John|title=Allen Ertel, former congressman, gubernatorial candidate, dies|url=http://www.pennlive.com/news/2015/11/allen_ertel_former_congressman.html|website=pennlive.com|access-date=November 19, 2015|date=November 19, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{CongBio|E000208}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ertel, Allen E.}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:United States representatives from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}