Douglas Walgren (born December 28, 1940) is an American attorney and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1991.

Doug Walgren
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 18th district
In office
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1991
Preceded byJohn Heinz
Succeeded byRick Santorum
Personal details
Born
Douglas Walgren

(1940-12-28) December 28, 1940 (age 83)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Stanford University (LLB)

Early life

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Walgren was born in Rochester, New York, and grew up in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1963, and received his LL.B. from Stanford University in 1966. While at Stanford, he roomed off-campus with Dr. K. Barry Sharpless, who went on to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in chemistry.

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Walgren was staff attorney for Neighborhood Legal Services in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1967 to 1968, and then he engaged in private practice in Pittsburgh from 1969 to 1972. He served as corporate counsel for Behavioral Research Laboratories, Inc. in Palo Alto, California, from 1973 to 1975.

Congressional career

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He was elected in 1976 as a Democrat to the 95th and to the six succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1990. Walgren was defeated by Rick Santorum, who, four years later, was elected Pennsylvania's junior United States senator.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Doug Walgren (id: W000044)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
  • Appearances on C-SPAN
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district

1977–1991
Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative
Succeeded byas Former US Representative