Quentin Orlando Explained

Quentin R. Orlando
State Senate:Pennsylvania
District:49th
Term Start:1973
Term End:1980
Constituency:Part of Erie County
Predecessor:William G. Sesler
Successor:Anthony Andrezeski
Birth Date:November 8, 1919
Birth Place:Erie, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Erie, Pennsylvania[1]
Occupation:Optometrist and politician
Residence:Erie, Pennsylvania

Quentin R. Orlando (November 8, 1919 – January 22, 2011) was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1973 to 1980.[2] He was the first individual with a Doctor of Optometry to be elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly.[3] He and fellow Senator Lou Coppersmith were the main sponsors of the "Diagnostic Drug Bill."[3]

He served two terms as a member of the Erie City Council.[3] He practiced optometry in the Erie, Pennsylvania area for over fifty years.[3] He served two stints on the Pennsylvania State Board of Optometry, once during the late 1960s and early 1970s as an appointee of Governor Raymond P. Shafer and later during the late 1990s and early 2000s as an appointee of Governor Tom Ridge.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?n=quentin-r-orlando-doc&pid=148077066&fhid=8581 Dr. Quentin R. "Doc" Orlando
  2. Web site: Cox, Harold. Senate Members O. Wilkes University. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  3. Web site: Pennsylvania State Board of Optometry Newsletter. www.dos.state.pa.us. Pennsylvania Department of State. Winter 2001.