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 by	Roland V. Libonati
Succeeded by	Dan Rostenkowski (Redistricting)
Constituency	7th District (1965-1973) 11th District (1973-1993)
Chair of the House Administration Committee
In office September 4, 1984 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Augustus Hawkins
Succeeded by	Charlie Rose
Personal details
Born	January 12, 1915 Chicago, Illinois U.S.
Died	April 8, 2001 (aged 86) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	DePaul University
Profession	teacher, 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.

External links

• United States Congress. "Frank Annunzio (id: A000212)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Congressman Frank Annunzio Photo Collection - from the University of Illinois at Chicago digital collections
• Appearances on C-SPAN