Eugene Saloom Explained

Eugene G. Saloom
State House:Pennsylvania
District:59th
Term Start:January 7, 1969
Term End:November 30, 1976
Predecessor:District created
Successor:Jess Stairs
State House2:Pennsylvania
District2:26th
Term Start2:January 4, 1983
Term End2:November 30, 1992
Predecessor2:Michael Dawida
Successor2:Tim Hennessey
State House3:Pennsylvania
District3:Westmoreland County
Term Start3:January 2, 1967
Term End3:November 30, 1968
Birth Date:22 September 1934
Birth Place:Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Somerset, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Party:Democrat (changed in 1975)
Profession:Funeral director
Spouse:Nancy Newill[1]

Eugene G. Saloom (September 22, 1934 – May 15, 2022) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 26th District. Prior to that, he represented the 59th District in southeastern Pennsylvania.[2]

Formative years

Born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1934,[3] Saloom operated a funeral home in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania from 1960 through 2004.

Public service career

A member of the Mount Pleasant School Board during the early days of his public service career, Saloom was subsequently elected to Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he represented the 59th District in southeastern Pennsylvania and then the 26th District.

During his tenure, he served as the House Liquor Control Committee Chairman[4] and was a staunch advocate for raising the speed limit to sixty-five miles-per-hour on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.[5]

Saloom ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for the House of Representatives in 1992.[6]

Death

Saloom died from heart failure on May 15, 2022 at a hospital in Somerset, Pennsylvania.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary of Eugene G. Saloom | Galone-Caruso Funeral Home .
  2. Web site: Cox. Harold. House Members S . Wilkes University. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. 2010-02-26.
  3. Web site: Member Biography: Eugene Saloom . archives.house.state.pa.us.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-05-08 . 2012-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306104902/http://www.rcsnyder.com/resources/UNION_HEAD_CRITICIZES_LIQUOR_SALE.pdf . dead .
  5. http://articles.mcall.com/1987-10-15/news/2607708_1_speed-limit-turnpike-commission-state-toll-roads
  6. Web site: Allegheny Times - Google News Archive Search.
  7. Web site: Former Mt. Pleasant funeral director, state legislator Eugene Saloom spent life 'helping people' . 20 May 2022 .