14 Facts About Edwin Erickson

Edwin Erickson served multiple terms on the Council of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, including two years as its chairman.

Edwin Erickson was later elected to the Pennsylvania Senate, representing the 26th District from 2001 to 2015.

From 1989 to 1992, Erickson served as a regional administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency for Region III, which encompassed several states in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Edwin Erickson was member of the Army Science Board, in which capacity he served as an advisor to the United States Army on scientific and technological matters.

Edwin Erickson served as director of Public Health and later the chief administrative officer of Upper Darby Township.

Edwin Erickson was elected to the Delaware County Council in 1982, and served as council chairman from 1987 to 1989.

Edwin Erickson represented the 26th District from 2001 to 2015, which included most of Delaware County and parts of Chester County.

Edwin Erickson served as the Majority Policy Chair from 2010 to 2014.

Edwin Erickson was a key part of the enactment of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 2006, and led efforts to pass the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act.

In 2013, Edwin Erickson announced that he would not run for reelection again.

Edwin Erickson spent his last term in office sponsoring, among other bills, a plan to create and expand community-based healthcare clinics within Pennsylvania.

From 1989 to 1992, Edwin Erickson served as a regional administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency for Region III.

Edwin Erickson was executive director of Delaware County from 1992 to 2001.

Edwin Erickson died on January 8,2019, at the age of 80.