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Chester G. Atkins

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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 byJames Shannon
Succeeded byMarty Meehan
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1972–1984
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1970–1971
Personal details
Born (1948-04-14) April 14, 1948 (age 76)
Political partyDemocratic

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]

Biography

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Born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1948, he graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School in 1966 and Antioch College in 1970.

Political career

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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.

Congress

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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 99th and the next three succeeding Congresses.

Losing renomination in 1992 to Marty Meehan, Atkins left the House in January 1993.

Later career

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He is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[2]

He resides in Hancock, NH[3] with his wife Jessica Stern.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "ReFormers Caucus".
  3. ^ "Stranger in a Strange Land". Youtube.com. Peterborough Democrats. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 		Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative 		Succeeded byas Former US Representative
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