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Joseph Battisto

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Preceded by
  
Spouse
  
Virginia Battisto

Political party
  
Occupation
  
Legislator

Succeeded by
  
Name
  
Joseph Battisto


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Children
  
Joseph William, James William, Pamela Marie, Jessica Marie.

Alma mater
  
East Stroudsburg State CollegeUniversity of Scranton

Died
  
October 24, 2014, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Education
  
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, University of Scranton, Stroudsburg High School

Constituency
  

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

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

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. In an April 2002 special election, he ran against Mario Scavello for the newly reconfigured 176th legislative district.

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

Joseph Battisto Wikipedia