Joseph A. LeFante

Joseph A. LeFante


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 14th district
In office January 3, 1977 – December 14, 1978
Preceded by	Dominick V. Daniels
Succeeded by	Frank Joseph Guarini
Personal details
Born	(1928-09-08)September 8, 1928 Bayonne, New Jersey
Died	February 26, 1997(1997-02-26) (aged 68) Manhattan, New York City
Political party	Democratic

Joseph Anthony Lefante (September 8, 1928 – February 26, 1997) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district from 1977 to 1978.

Biography

Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, Lefante graduated from Bayonne High School. Real Estate Institute of New Jersey, 1957. New Jersey National Guard from 1947 to 1952. Business owner. He served as a member of the Bayonne, New Jersey, city council from 1962 to 1970. He served as a member of the Bayonne, New Jersey, board of school estimate from 1964 to 1967. He served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1969 to 1976. He served as a delegate to the New Jersey state Democratic convention, 1975. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 1975.

Lefante was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth Congress, serving until his resignation December 14, 1978 (January 3, 1977-December 14, 1978). He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 1982. He died on February 26, 1997, in Manhattan, New York City. He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery, Linden, New Jersey.

References

United States Congress. "Joseph A. LeFante (id: L000561)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Political offices
Preceded by S. Howard Woodson	Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly 1976 – 1976	Succeeded by William J. Hamilton
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Dominick V. Daniels	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 14th congressional district January 3, 1977 – December 14, 1978	Succeeded by Frank Joseph Guarini

Speakers of the New Jersey General Assembly

Gardiner Fretwell Jennings T. Gordon Kay D. Coxe Kinsey Johnstone Trent Johnstone Kinsey, Jr. Bonnel A. Johnston Nevill Lawrence Nevill Charles Read Lawrence Nevill Ogden Skinner Crane Skinner Hart Camp Hornblower Meheim Harris Hendrickson Van Cleve Harris Van Cleve Beatty Dayton E. Elmer S. Condict E. Elmer Imlay S. Condict W. Coxe Dickerson W. Coxe P. Gordon Cox L. Condict Kennedy Pearson Bateman Pennington Clark E. Elmer D. Thompson L. Elmer D. Johnston Drake Ewing Wurts J. Jackson Ryall T. Haight L. Condict Stites Emley Halsey J. Taylor Van Wagenen Howell J. Evans Whelpley Nixon Phillips Huyler Fennimore Parry Demarest Dutcher Holsman Salter Patterson Teese C. Haight Crowell J.N. Taylor Crowell Hill Curtis A. Evans Abbett Condit Niles Fisher G. Hobart Vanderbilt Caracallen Rabe Egan S. Jackson Oviatt Van Duyne Dunn O'Connor Stoney Armstrong Baird Dickinson Hudspeth Heppenheimer Bergen Flynn Holt Cross DeRousse MacPherson Watkins B. Jones Bradley Horner Avis Robbins Lethbridge Jess Prince Ward Kenny McCran L.R. Taylor Beekman Godfrey Pilgrim Schoen Wolverton Pierson Glover G.S. Hobart Rowland W. Evans Eaton Powell Chandless Siracusa Hanson Gabrielson Knight Wise Greenberg Otto Pascoe Altman Clee Newcomb Walker De Voe Pascoe McClave Boswell Amlicke Cavicchia Hess W. Jones Leonard Brescher Mehorter Miller Fraser M. Thompson Cavinato Simmill Thomas Salsburg Mosch Mills Hyland Kurtz Brady D'Aloia Davis Matthews Beadleston Higgins Brady Hauser Halpin Smith Moraites Dickey Parker Kean Woodson LeFante Hamilton Jackman Karcher Hardwick Doria Haytaian Collins Sires Roberts Oliver Prieto

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