Paul Kettl Explained
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.
Year!!| Democrat | Votes | Pct | | Republican | Votes | Pct | |
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| 1996 | | | Paul Kettl | align="right" | 57,911 | | 28% | | | George W. Gekas | align="right" | 150,678 | | 72% | |
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Write-in and minor candidate notes: 27 votes.
Notes and References
- http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/candidates/election.guide/text/PA17.shtml Gekas v. Kettl
- Kettl P . One Vote for Death Panels . . 303 . 13 . 1234–5 . April 2010 . 20371773 . 10.1001/jama.2010.376.
- Miscellanea Medica . . 284 . 6 . 684 . 2000 . 10.1001/jama.284.6.684.
- News: After tiptoeing into many messages in recent years, death makes a hasty exit . Allison Fass . . November 5, 2001 .
- Anonymous. (July 30, 1996). Helped Kevorkian: Psychiatrist witnessed deaths Star-News Accessed September 26, 2011.
