Chester Greenough Atkins (born April 14, 1948) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He is a Democrat from Massachusetts.Atkins was born in Geneva, Switzerland on April 14, 1948, and graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School of Concord, Massachusetts in 1966 and Antioch College in 1970. Atkins was exposed to progressive politics on Antioch's highly politicized campus in the late 60's and early 70's.