Frank A. Salvatore

Not to be confused with Frank Salvatore.
Frank A. Salvatore
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 1, 1985 – January 2, 2001
Preceded byJames Lloyd
Succeeded byMike Stack
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 170th district
In office
January 2, 1973 – November 30, 1984
Preceded byAlvin Katz
Succeeded byGeorge Kenney
Personal details
Born(1922-06-02)June 2, 1922
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 16, 2014(2014-07-16) (aged 92)
Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGloria Leggieri

Frank A. Salvatore (June 2, 1922 – July 16, 2014) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 5th district from 1985 to 2001 and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 170th district from 1973 to 1984.[1]

Early life and education

Salvatore was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[2] and graduated from Northeast High School. He attended St Joseph's College of Industrial Relations and took courses at the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania. He received an honorary doctorate degree from Holy Family College. He served as a U.S. Marine sergeant in the Pacific Theater during World War II from 1942 to 1945.[3]

Career

In 1958, Salvatore became the chairman of L&M Beverage Co. Inc., a wholesale beer distributor and operated the business until he sold it in 2001.[4]

He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 170th district and served for five consecutive terms. He was elected Minority Caucus Administrator from 1977 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1984. He was elected Majority Caucus Administrator from 1979 to 1982. He was not a candidate for reelection to the House in 1984.

He was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 5th district and served from 1985 to 2000. He was an outspoken critic of Mayor Wilson Goode. He presented the legislature with a bill proposing secession of Northeast Philadelphia from the rest of the city to form an entity called Liberty County but it found no broad political support.[5] He lost reelection to the Senate in 2000.[2]

He died in July 2014 at a Holy Redeemer Hospital in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania[6][4] and is interred at the Resurrection Cemetery in Philadelphia.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Pennsylvania Senate - Salvatore". www.pasen.gov. Archived from the original on 2 January 1997. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Pennsylvania House of Representatives – FRANK A. SALVATORE Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate – Frank A Salvatore Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b Cook, Bonnie L. (17 July 2014). "Frank Salvatore, longtime Pa. lawmaker, dies at 92". www.philly.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. ^ Blakney, Sharece. "Frank Salvatore". www.philadelphiaencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  6. ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer [bare URL]