Joseph Scofield Ammerman (July 14, 1924 – October 14, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania for one term from 1977 to 1979. Early life Joseph Ammerman was born in Curwensville, Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1948 and received his J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law in 1950. Career He was a delegate to Democratic National Convention in 1952. In 1953, he was elected to the position of district attorney of Clearfield County. He was the United States attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1963, and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1970 to 1977. In 1976, he was elected as a Democrat to the 95th Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978. After his term in the House, he served as judge, court of common pleas in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania from 1986 to 1993. Death and legacy Ammerman died on October 14, 1993. In 2009, a portrait of Ammerman was hung in the portrait gallery of the Clearfield County Courthouse. References External links 1924 births 1993 deaths 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians Dickinson School of Law alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators People from Clearfield County, Pennsylvania United States Attorneys for the Western District of Pennsylvania 20th-century American judges Judges of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas Military personnel from Pennsylvania