Lucio F. Russo Explained

Lucio Francis Russo (May 14, 1912 – April 20, 2004) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was born on May 14, 1912, in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Fordham Law School and practiced law in Staten Island. He entered politics as a Republican.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1953 to 1974, sitting in the 169th, 170th, 171st, 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th, 177th, 178th, 178th and 179th New York State Legislatures. In 1974, he ran for re-nomination in the Republican primary but was defeated by Guy Molinari.^[1]

On April 20, 2004, Russo and his wife Tina were killed in a car crash in Boynton Beach, Florida, where they were living for the winter.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guarino: The 2009 Greensboro City Council Election: "We Beat the_________". https://web.archive.org/web/20091109005339/http://guarino.typepad.com/guarino/2009/11/the-2009-greensboro-city-council-election-we-beat-the-_________.html. November 9, 2009. February 9, 2015.
2. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/24/nyregion/lucio-f-russo-91-and-tina-i-russo-90.html Lucio F. Russo, 91, and Tina I. Russo, 90