About James J. Manderino
Lived 1932 – 1989 (aged 57). James J. Manderino was an American politician.
James J. Manderino (May 6, 1932 – December 26, 1989) was an American 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, and was interred at a cemetery in Monessen.
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American politician (1932-1989)
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James J. Manderino was born on 6 May 1932 in Monessen.
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James J. Manderino died on 26 December 1989 in Monessen.
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James J. Manderino was a politician.
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