Joseph P. Kolter
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| Born | Joseph Paul Kolter September 3, 1926 McDonald, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 2019 (aged 93) Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dorothy |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Geneva College (BS) |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1944–1947 |
Joseph Paul "Joe" Kolter (September 3, 1926 – September 8, 2019) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania from 1983 to 1993.
Early life and career
Kolter was born in McDonald, Ohio.[1] He graduated from New Brighton High School in 1944 and Geneva College in 1950.
He served in the United States Army Air Forces from 1944 to 1947.[2]
He was a New Brighton city councilman from 1961 to 1965, and a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1969 to 1982.[1]
Congress
A Democrat, Kolter was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982, defeating incumbent Eugene Atkinson, a Republican who had been elected twice as a Democrat, but switched parties in 1981. He was reelected four times, before he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Ron Klink in 1992.[2]
Ethics and legal issues
Kolter was implicated in the
Death
Kolter died on September 8, 2019, at age 93, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[2][6]
See also
- List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes
- List of federal political scandals in the United States
References
- ^ a b KOLTER, Joseph Paul, (1926 - ). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ a b c d J.D. Prose, Former state lawmaker, U.S. Rep. Joe Kolter dead at 93 Archived 2019-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Beaver County Times (September 13, 2019).
- ^ Michael York, Ex-Aide to Kolter Indicted in House Post Office Probe, Washington Post (November 25, 1992).
- ^ Ex-Congressman Gets 6 Months in Prison, Associated Press (August 1, 1996).
- ^ CQ Guide to Congress, Vol. 1 (7th ed. CQ Press), p. 1189.
- ^ Joseph P. Kolter obituary
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Joseph P. Kolter biography. Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Historical Biographies.
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