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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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2000-01-01 |
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| Name | Roman Pucinski |
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Chicago, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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May 13, 1919
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| Died | September 25, 2002
(83 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | David
May 14, 2022 12:38pm |
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| Info | Roman Conrad Pucinski
Congressman.
Roman Pucinski, former Congressman, Alderman, Committeeman and leader of the Polish American community, died of pneumonia at age 83 on September 25, 2002. He had suffered with Parkinson's disease for many years and was in a nursing home at the time of his death.
Pucinski became a reporter for the "Chicago Times," predecessor of the "Chicago Sun-Times," in 1939. He left his journalism career during World War II and was the lead bombardier in the first B-29 raid on Tokyo.
In 1952 he served as chief investigator in Washington, D.C., for a congressional subcommittee looking into the Katyn massacre of thousands of Poles by the Soviets. It was his first taste of national attention.
His first term as Congressman for the 11th District on Chicago's Northwest Side began in 1959. He served six more terms before abandoning his seat in the House of Representatives to wage an unsuccessful campaign for the Senate. In the meantime, in 1962, he had become Democratic Committeeman for the city's 41st Ward.
Pucinski ran for Alderman of the 41st Ward in 1973 and held that position for 18 years.
He ran a strong campaign in the primary for Mayor of Chicago in 1977, but lost a six-way race to Michael Bilandic.
In 1983, he withheld his backing from Harold Washington for Mayor of Chicago and threw his support behind Bernard Epton, the Republican candidate, who was soundly defeated.
In 1991, a Republican beat Pucinski, who was beginning to show the effects of poor health, in the aldermanic race.
For many years during his political career, Pucinski had also served as President of the Illinois Division of the Polish American Congress. There was hardly a Polish activity or event in which Pucinski was not actively involved and he was considered by the general community to be one of Polonia's most important leaders.
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