| James A. Romanelli | |
| State Senate: | Pennsylvania |
| District: | 43rd |
| Term Start: | November 17, 1975[1] |
| Term End: | October 16, 1988[2] |
| Constituency: | Parts of Allegheny County |
| Predecessor: | Frank Mazzei |
| Successor: | Michael M. Dawida |
| State House2: | Pennsylvania |
| District2: | 22nd |
| Term Start2: | 1973 |
| Term End2: | November 17, 1975[3] |
| Constituency2: | Parts of Allegheny County |
| Predecessor2: | William J. Coyne |
| Successor2: | Charles Logue |
| Birth Date: | July 8, 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
James A. Romanelli (July 8, 1929 - October 16, 1988) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania State Senate.[4]
A native of the South Side, Romanelli worked as a Pittsburgh city building inspector prior to elective office. He represented the 22nd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1973 through 1975.[5] He was elected to represent the 43rd senatorial district in the Pennsylvania Senate in a 1975 special election.[6] In 1982, he moved to Squirrel Hill in order to accommodate his mother and mother in law, who had moved in with him and his wife. In 1983, he suffered a mild stroke. He apologized after telling steelworkers at a Labor Day parade in Homestead that they should slash the tires on foreign cars.