Lucio F. Russo
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Lucio Francis Russo (14 May 1912 – 20 April 2004) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on May 14, 1912, in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Fordham Law School, and practiced law in Staten Island. He entered politics as a Republican.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1953 to 1974, sitting in the 169th, 170th, 171st, 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th, 177th, 178th, 178th and 179th New York State Legislatures. In 1974, he ran for re-nomination in the Republican primary, but was defeated by Guy Molinari.[1]
On April 20, 2004, Russo and his wife Tina were killed in a car crash in Boynton Beach, Florida, where they were living for the winter.[2]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lucio F. Russo, 91, and Tina I. Russo, 90 in the New York Times on April 24, 2004
| New York Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | New York State Assembly Richmond County, 2nd District 1953–1965 |
Succeeded by district abolished |
| Preceded by
new district
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New York State Assembly 64th District 1966 |
Succeeded by John M. Burns |
| Preceded by | New York State Assembly 58th District 1967–1972 |
Succeeded by Joseph Lentol |
| Preceded by | New York State Assembly 60th District 1973–1974 |
Succeeded by Guy Molinari |
Categories:
- 1912 births
- 2004 deaths
- Road incident deaths in Florida
- American people of Italian descent
- Fordham University School of Law alumni
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- New York (state) Republicans
- People from Boynton Beach, Florida
- People from New Castle, Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American politicians
- Politicians from Staten Island
