Chester G. Atkins | |
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Atkins in 2000 .jpg) | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | James Shannon |
| Succeeded by | Marty Meehan |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1972–1984 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1970–1971 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 14, 1948 |
| Political party | Democratic |
Chester Greenough Atkins (born April 14, 1948) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He is a Democrat from Massachusetts.[1]
Born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1948, he graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School in 1966 and Antioch College in 1970.
Atkins began his political career in the Massachusetts House of Representatives where he served from 1970 to 1971 and later served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1972 to 1984. When James Shannon vacated Massachusetts' 5th District to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate, Atkins ran for the seat in 1984 and was elected to the Ninety-Ninth and the next three succeeding Congresses. Losing renomination in 1992 to Marty Meehan, Atkins left the House in January 1993.
He is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[2]
See also
- 1973–1974 Massachusetts legislature
- 1977–1978 Massachusetts legislature
- Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Worcester district
References
- ^ Brownson, Charles Bruce; Brownson, Anna L. (1991). Congressional staff directory: Advance locator for Capitol Hill. Congressional Staff Directory. pp. 57–. ISBN 978-0-87289-089-3. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ https://www.issueone.org/reformers/
External links
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by James Shannon | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 | Succeeded by Marty Meehan |