Frank Annunzio

Frank Annunzio (born January 12, 1915 in Chicago , Illinois , † April 8, 2001 there ) was an American politician . Between 1965 and 1993 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frank Annunzio attended Crane Technical High School and DePaul University in his hometown of Chicago. Between 1936 and 1943 he worked as a high school teacher. He was also involved as a member of the United Steelworkers of America in the steel industry workers' movement. From 1943 to 1945 Annunzio headed the war-related rationing commission in his homeland. From 1944 to 1949 he was a health and safety adviser to the Illinois State Industrial Commission. At the same time he was also an advisor to unemployment insurance. From 1949 to 1952 he was Minister of Labor in his home state as Director of Labor .

In the 1964 congressional elections , Annunzio was elected as the Democratic Party candidate in the Seventh Constituency of Illinois to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Roland V. Libonati on January 3, 1965 . After 13 re-elections, he was able to complete a total of 14 legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1993 . During this period, the Vietnam War , the final phase of the civil rights movement and, in 1974, the Watergate affair took place . Since 1973 Annunzio has represented the eleventh district of his state as the successor to Roman Pucinski . During his long tenure in Congress, he temporarily chaired the Committee on House Administration , the Joint Committee on Printing, and the Joint Committee on the Library . He was also a member of a subcommittee on consumer affairs. In this capacity, in 1989, he advised Americans to burn their credit cards in order to counteract private over-indebtedness. In 1992 he gave up another candidacy.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Frank Annunzio withdrew from politics. He later developed Parkinson's disease . He died on April 8, 2001 in Chicago, where he was also buried.

Web links

Frank Annunzio in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Annunzio, Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 12, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH	April 8, 2001
Place of death	Chicago , Illinois