James J. Manderino
82nd Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 1989 – December 26, 1989
Preceded byK. Leroy Irvis
Succeeded byBob O'Donnell
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 58th district
In office
January 7, 1969 – December 26, 1989
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byHerman Mihalich
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Westmoreland County district
In office
January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1968
Personal details
BornMay 6, 1932
Monessen, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 26, 1989(1989-12-26) (aged 57)
Monessen, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceMonessen, Pennsylvania

James J. Manderino (May 6, 1932 – December 26, 1989)[1][2] was a Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Biography

James J. Manderino served as the 133rd Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1989. He was a Democrat from Monessen, Westmoreland County. A member of the House for twenty-three years, from 1967 to 1989, he served eight years as Majority Leader and was elected Speaker in 1989 after the retirement of Rep. Leroy Irvis.

Manderino had five children and nine grandchildren. His daughter, Kathy Manderino, was the secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry from May 2015 until August 2017, having previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Philadelphia from 1993 through 2010.

Death and interment

Manderino died from a heart attack in Monessen, Pennsylvania on December 26, 1989,[3] and was interred at a cemetery in Monessen.

References

  1. ↑ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives – 1989–1990" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. ↑ "House Resolution 248 P.n. 1479".
  3. ↑ "James Manderino Dead at 57; House Speaker Stricken at Home". Philadelphia Daily News. 1989-12-26.
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