Chester Greenough Atkins (born April 14, 1948) is an American politician who served four terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993. He is a Democrat from Massachusetts.[1]
Chester G. Atkins | |
|---|---|
 Atkins in 2000 | |
| 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 |
Biography
editBorn in Geneva, Switzerland in 1948, he graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School in 1966 and Antioch College in 1970.
Political career
editAtkins 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.
Congress
editWhen 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 99th and the next three succeeding Congresses.
Losing renomination in 1992 to Marty Meehan, Atkins left the House in January 1993.
Later career
editHe is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[2]
He resides in Hancock, NH[3] with his wife Jessica Stern.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "ReFormers Caucus".
- ^ "Stranger in a Strange Land". Youtube.com. Peterborough Democrats. Retrieved 5 March 2022.