Chester Greenough Atkins (born April 14, 1948) is a former member of the
United States House of Representatives
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. He is a
Democrat
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from
.
Born in
Geneva
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,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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
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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
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, Atkins left the House in January 1993.
He is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of
Issue One
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.
He resides in Hancock, NH
with his wife
Jessica Stern.
See also
*
1973–1974 Massachusetts legislature
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*
1977–1978 Massachusetts legislature
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*
Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Worcester district
References
External links
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1948 births
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
Living people
Concord-Carlisle High School alumni