Roman Pucinski

Roman Pucinski

Roman Conrad Pucinski (born May 13, 1919 in Buffalo , New York , †  September 25, 2002 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1959 and 1973 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Roman Pucinski attended Chicago public schools. Between 1938 and 1941 he studied at Northwestern University in Evanston . During the Second World War he served in the US Army Air Corps . After studying law at the John Marshall Law School , he was admitted to the bar in 1949. During this time Pucinski also worked as a journalist. In 1952, he served as chief investigator for a congressional committee investigating the Katyn massacre . Politically, he joined the Democratic Party .

In the 1958 congressional elections , Pucinski was elected to the Eleventh constituency of Illinois in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Republican Timothy P. Sheehan on January 3, 1959 . After six re-elections, he was able to complete seven legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1973 . The civil rights movement and the Vietnam War took place during this period .

In 1972, Roman Pucinski decided not to run again for Congress. Instead, he sought unsuccessfully for election to the US Senate . Between 1974 and 1982 he was a member of the National Advisory Council for career guidance. He was also a member of the Chicago City Council between 1973 and 1991. He died in this city on September 25, 2002.

Web links

• Roman Pucinski in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Roman Pucinski in the database of Find a Grave (English)