Frank Annunzio

Frank Annunzio (January 12, 1915 – April 8, 2001) was an American politician from Chicago, Illinois.

Frank Annunzio
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois
In office
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byRoland V. Libonati
Succeeded byDan Rostenkowski (Redistricting)
Constituency7th District (1965-1973)
11th District (1973-1993)
Personal details
Born(1915-01-12)January 12, 1915
Chicago, Illinois
DiedApril 8, 2001(2001-04-08) (aged 86)
Chicago, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materDePaul University
Professionteacher, labor leader

Annunzio, an Italian-American, was born in Chicago, where he remained for his entire childhood and much of his adult life. He attended Crane Technical High School and DePaul University. He then had careers as a high school teacher and labor leader of the United Steelworkers of America.[1] Under governor Adlai Stevenson II, he served as the state's Secretary of Labor from 1949 to 1952.

In 1964, Annunzio was elected to the United States House of Representatives from a district in Chicago as a member of the United States Democratic Party. He was re-elected 13 times and served from 1965 to 1993, deciding not to run for reelection in 1992.[2] He was chairman of several committees including the House Administration Committee during his later terms in congress, and was particularly notable for serving on a subcommittee for consumer affairs. In 1989 he urged people to burn credit cards in order to drive down interest rates and stop themselves from going into debt.

Annunzio died in Chicago from complications arising from Parkinson's disease and was interred in the Queen of Heaven Cemetery.

References
  1. Candeloro, Dominic (2003). Chicago's Italians: Immigrants, Ethnics, Americans p.122. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-2456-6.
  2. Grady, William (April 9, 2001). "Frank Annunzio, 86". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Roland V. Libonati		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 7th congressional district
1965–1973		 Succeeded by
Cardiss Collins
Preceded by
Roman Pucinski		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 11th congressional district
1973–1993		 Succeeded by
George E. Sangmeister
Political offices
Preceded by
Augustus Hawkins
California		 Chairman of House Administration Committee
1984–1991		 Succeeded by
Charlie Rose
North Carolina
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