Joseph Battisto

Joseph W. Battisto
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 189th district
In office
January 4th, 1983[1]  November 30, 2000[2]
Preceded by Martin P. Mullen
Succeeded by Kelly Lewis
Constituency Part of Monroe County
Personal details
Born June 27, 1931
Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
Died October 24, 2014(2014-10-24) (aged 83)
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Virginia
Children Joseph William, James William, Pamela Marie, Jessica Marie.
Alma mater East Stroudsburg State College
University of Scranton
Occupation Legislator

Joseph W. Battisto was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[3]

He graduated from Stroudsburg High School in 1949.[4] He earned a degree from East Stroudsburg State College in 1956 and an M.S. degree from the University of Scranton in 1966.[4]

He was sworn in to represent the 189th legislative district in 1983, a position he held until his defeat by Republican Kelly Lewis in the 2000 general election.[5] In an April 2002 special election, he ran against Mario Scavello for the newly reconfigured 176th legislative district.[6]

Joseph has three siblings: Mary Battisto Gunn, Genevieve Battisto, and Tom Battisto.

Joseph has four children: Joseph William Battisto, Jr., James William Battisto, Pamela Battisto Watkins, and Jessica Marie Battisto.

Joseph has eight grandchildren: Rachel Watkins, Allison Watkins, Evan Battisto, Joseph Battisto III, Victoria Watkins, Brielle Battisto, Blake Battisto, and Sage Battisto.

References

  1. "Session of 1983 - 167th of the General Assembly - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1983-01-04.
  2. Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2000
  3. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=191&body=H
  4. 1 2 "Joseph W. Battisto (Democrat)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2000-01-25.
  5. "2000 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004.
  6. "2002 Special Election for the 176th Legislative District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004.


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