Joseph P. Kolter

Joseph Paul "Joe" Kolter (September 3, 1926 – September 8, 2019) was an American politician and convicted fraudster. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania serving from 1969 to 1982.

He was elected as a Democrat to the 98th and to the four succeeding Congresses serving from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1993. He was defeated in the 1992 Democratic primary by Ron Klink.

Kolter was implicated in the Congressional Post Office scandal, that also involved Illinois Congressman Dan Rostenkowski. He was indicted and sentenced to 6 months in prison.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1992/11/25/ex-aide-to-kolter-indicted-in-house-post-office-probe/8e5827c1-4ab6-4665-814d-9fa5ec89ce65/

Kolter died in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on September 8, 2019 at the age of 93.Joseph P. Kolter obituary

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