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

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.

Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district: Results 1992–2006[6]
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

  1. ↑ Gekas v. Kettl CNN Accessed September 26, 2011.
  2. ↑ Kettl P (April 2010). "One Vote for Death Panels". JAMA. 303 (13): 1234–5. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.376. PMID 20371773.
  3. ↑ "Miscellanea Medica". JAMA. 284 (6): 684. 2000. doi:10.1001/jama.284.6.684.
  4. ↑ Allison Fass (November 5, 2001). "After tiptoeing into many messages in recent years, death makes a hasty exit". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ Anonymous. (July 30, 1996). Helped Kevorkian: Psychiatrist witnessed deaths Star-News Accessed September 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
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