Herbert Fineman | |
Speaker: | 78th |
State House: | Pennsylvania |
Term Start: | January 7, 1969 |
Term End: | January 2, 1973 |
Term Start2: | January 7, 1975 |
Term End2: | May 23, 1977 |
Predecessor: | Kenneth Lee |
Predecessor2: | Kenneth Lee |
Successor: | Kenneth Lee |
Successor2: | Leroy Irvis |
State House3: | Pennsylvania |
District3: | 194th |
Term Start3: | January 7, 1969 |
Term End3: | May 23, 1977[1] |
Predecessor3: | District created |
Successor3: | Stephen Levin |
State House4: | Pennsylvania |
District4: | Philadelphia County |
Term Start4: | January 3, 1955 |
Term End4: | November 30, 1968 |
Birth Date: | 4 July 1920 |
Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Herbert Fineman (July 4, 1920 – August 18, 2016) was an American politician and former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2]
Fineman from Wynnefield was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1955 from the 194th District.[3] Before being elected Speaker, he was the floor leader for the Democratic party in the Pennsylvania House.
In 1977, Fineman was convicted on charges of accepting payments from parents trying to get their children into graduate schools at state-supported universities.[4]
He died on August 18, 2016.[4]