Biography

07/08/1929 - 10/15/1988

James Anthony Romanelli (D43) Allegheny (Part) County 1975-1988        

Early Life:

James Anthony Romanelli, born July 8, 1929, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; son of Dominick T. and Sarah McWilliams Romanelli; Saint Michael’s High School; Schenley High School; University of Pittsburgh School of Local Government; Duquesne University; completed course, Greater Pittsburgh Board of Realtors of Duquesne University; licensed real estate salesman; vice-president, South Side Chamber of Commerce; building inspector, constable, city of Pittsburgh; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1973- resigned, 1975; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, Special Election, 1975-1988; unsuccessful primary campaign, 1988; chairman, Port Authority, Allegheny County, 1982-1984; married, Sandy Alexandra Gorskey Romanelli; died, October 15, 1988 (aged 59), cancer, Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interment, Saint Adalbert's Cemetery, Carrick, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 22nd district, 1973- resigned, 1975.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 43rd district, Special Election, 1975-1988; committee assignments, Appropriations, Urban Affairs and Housing; appointed, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee, 1981-1986; unsuccessful primary campaign, 1988.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. 

Pittsburgh Press, The (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Monday, October 17, 1988, page 1.

James Anthony Romanelli (1929-1988) - Find a Grave Memorial