Paul Kettl
Paul Kettl (born July 15, 1954)[1] is an American geriatric psychiatrist.[2] He worked as the former chair of psychiatry at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine.[3] His work has contributed to media violence research.[4]
Politics
[edit]He ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1996 as a Democrat,[5] but lost with 28% of the vote.
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Paul Kettl | 57,911 | 28% | George W. Gekas | 150,678 | 72% | * |
*Write-in and minor candidate notes: 27 votes.
References
[edit]- ^ Gekas v. Kettl CNN Accessed September 26, 2011.
- ^ Kettl P (April 2010). "One Vote for Death Panels". JAMA. 303 (13): 1234–5. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.376. PMID 20371773.
- ^ "Miscellanea Medica". JAMA. 284 (6): 684. 2000. doi:10.1001/jama.284.6.684.
- ^ Allison Fass (November 5, 2001). "After tiptoeing into many messages in recent years, death makes a hasty exit". The New York Times.
- ^ Anonymous. (July 30, 1996). Helped Kevorkian: Psychiatrist witnessed deaths Star-News Accessed September 26, 2011.
- ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved 2008-01-10.