James J. Manderino

James J. Manderino (May 6, 1932 – December 26, 1989)^[1][2] was an American Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

James J. Manderino
82nd Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office January 3, 1989 – December 26, 1989
Preceded by	K. Leroy Irvis
Succeeded by	Bob O'Donnell
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 58th district
In office January 7, 1969 – December 26, 1989
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Herman Mihalich
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Westmoreland County district
In office January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1968
Personal details
Born	May 6, 1932 Monessen, Pennsylvania
Died	December 26, 1989(1989-12-26) (aged 57) Monessen, Pennsylvania
Party	Democratic
Residence	Monessen, Pennsylvania

Biography

James J. Manderino served as the 133rd Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1989. He was a Democrat from Monessen, Westmoreland County. A member of the House for twenty-three years, from 1967 to 1989, he served eight years as Majority Leader and was elected Speaker in 1989 after the retirement of Rep. Leroy Irvis.

Manderino had five children and nine grandchildren. His daughter, Kathy Manderino, was the secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry from May 2015 until August 2017, having previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Philadelphia from 1993 through 2010.

Death and interment

Manderino died from a heart attack in Monessen, Pennsylvania on December 26, 1989,^[3] and was interred at a cemetery in Monessen.^{[citation needed]}