{{Short description|American politician (1934–2022)}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Eugene G. Saloom | caption = | state_house = Pennsylvania | district = 59th | term_start = January 7, 1969 | term_end = November 30, 1976 | predecessor = District created | successor = Jess Stairs | state_house2 = Pennsylvania | district2 = 26th | term_start2 = January 4, 1983 | term_end2 = November 30, 1992 | predecessor2 = Michael Dawida | successor2 = Tim Hennessey | state_house3 = Pennsylvania | district3 = Westmoreland County | term_start3 = January 2, 1967 | term_end3 = November 30, 1968 | birth_date = {{birth date|1934|9|22}} | birth_place = Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|5|15|1934|9|22}} | death_place = Somerset, Pennsylvania, U.S. | party = Democrat (changed in 1975) | alma_mater = | profession = Funeral director | spouse = Nancy Newill<ref>{{cite web | url=https://galone-carusofuneralhome.com/tribute/details/1092/Eugene-Saloom/obituary.html | title=Obituary of Eugene G. Saloom | Galone-Caruso Funeral Home }}</ref> | children = | website = }}
'''Eugene G. Saloom''' (September 22, 1934 – May 15, 2022) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 26th District. Prior to that, he represented the 59th District in southeastern Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cox|first=Harold| title = House Members S |publisher=Wilkes University|work=Wilkes University Election Statistics Project|date=2010-02-26|url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/S.html}}</ref>
==Formative years== Born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1934,<ref>{{cite web |title=Member Biography: Eugene Saloom |url=https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=356 |website=archives.house.state.pa.us}}</ref> Saloom operated a funeral home in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania from 1960 through 2004.
==Public service career== A member of the Mount Pleasant School Board during the early days of his public service career, Saloom was subsequently elected to Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he represented the 59th District in southeastern Pennsylvania and then the 26th District.
During his tenure, he served as the House Liquor Control Committee Chairman<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rcsnyder.com/resources/UNION_HEAD_CRITICIZES_LIQUOR_SALE.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-08 |archive-date=2012-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306104902/http://www.rcsnyder.com/resources/UNION_HEAD_CRITICIZES_LIQUOR_SALE.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was a staunch advocate for raising the speed limit to sixty-five miles-per-hour on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/1987/10/15/state-house-puts-brakes-on-turnpike-speed-hike/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223111022/http://articles.mcall.com/1987-10-15/news/2607708_1_speed-limit-turnpike-commission-state-toll-roads|archive-date=2012-02-23|title=State House Puts Brakes On Turnpike Speed Hike|author=STEPHEN DRACHLER}}</ref>
Saloom ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for the House of Representatives in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2004&dat=19920419&id=JroiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q7UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3699,3961295|title = Allegheny Times - Google News Archive Search}}</ref>
==Death== Saloom died from heart failure on May 15, 2022 at a hospital in Somerset, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/former-mt-pleasant-funeral-director-state-legislator-eugene-saloom-spent-life-helping-people/ | title=Former Mt. Pleasant funeral director, state legislator Eugene Saloom spent life 'helping people' | date=20 May 2022 }}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090406023032/http://www.saloomfuneralservice.com/about.aspx Saloom Funeral Home]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saloom, Eugene}} Category:1934 births Category:2022 deaths Category:People from Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania Category:Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Category:20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly