Leo C. Zeferetti

Summary

Leo C. Zeferetti (July 15, 1927 – March 21, 2018)[1] was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.[2] Born in Brooklyn, New York, he attended public schools in the borough. He served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 (attaining the rank of petty officer second class as a yeoman) and was an officer of the New York City Department of Correction from 1957 to 1974.[3] During this period, he enrolled at New York University (1963) and Baruch College (1964-1966) but did not take a degree from either institution.

Leo C. Zeferetti
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 15th district
In office
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983
Preceded byHugh L. Carey
Succeeded byS. William Green
Personal details
Born(1927-07-15)July 15, 1927
Brooklyn, New York City, New York
DiedMarch 21, 2018(2018-03-21) (aged 90)
Davie, Florida
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materNew York University
Baruch College
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy

Zeferetti was a member of the New York State Crime Control Planning Board from 1972 to 1974 and a representative to President's Conference on Correction in 1971. He served as the president of the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association from 1968 to 1974.[4]

In 1974, he was elected from a district that included the Park Slope, Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst and Bath Beach sections of Brooklyn, succeeding longtime incumbent Hugh Carey following his ascendancy to the governorship of New York. His district was eliminated in redistricting in 1982, and the bulk of its territory was merged with the Staten Island-based district of freshman Republican Guy Molinari, who defeated him in the general election that year.

References edit

  1. ^ "Leo Zeferetti Obituary (2018) Sun-Sentinel". Legacy.com.
  2. ^ Clymer, Adam (November 3, 1982). "CUOMO CLAIMS VICTORY IN TIGHT RACE; DEMOCRATS MAKE BIG NATIONAL; GAINS; MOYNIHAN, WEICKER, LAUTENBERG WIN". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "GUARDS‐UNION HEAD ASSAILS 'AIDE' PLAN". The New York Times. 1971-10-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  4. ^ "NYC DOC newsltr Inside Out 1982 March Page 4".

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 15th congressional district

1975–1983
Succeeded by