Allen Edward Ertel (November 7, 1937 – November 19, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1977 to 1983.

[1] He clerked for Chief Judge Caleb Wright of the Federal District Court of Delaware from 1965 to 1966, and was the Lycoming County district attorney from 1967 to 1977.

Rather than seek reelection to his House seat in 1982, Ertel was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania.

After his unsuccessful run for governor, he unsuccessfully sought the office of Pennsylvania Attorney General in 1984, before returning to the practice of law in Williamsport.

Ertel died on November 19, 2015, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, after suddenly collapsing, aged 78.