Edward J. Trombetta

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Edward J. Trombetta

|birth_name = Edward John Trombetta{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tallahassee/name/edward-trombetta-obituary?id=24341630|title=Edward Trombetta Obituary (2008)|work=Tallahassee Democrat|date=January 28, 2008|access-date=May 15, 2022}}

|image = Edward Trombetta.jpg

|caption = Trombetta in 1970

|death_date = {{death date and given age|2008|01|27|69}}

|state_house = Florida

|district = 89th

|term_start = November 3, 1970

|term_end = November 7, 1972

|preceded = Charles J. King

|succeeded = James Lorenzo Walker

|party = Democratic

|alma_mater = University of Notre Dame

|children = 3

}}

Edward John Trombetta (died January 27, 2008) was an American politician.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/232748070/|title=Trombetta May Seek Burke's Seat|work=Fort Lauderdale News|location=Fort Lauderdale, Florida|date=January 17, 1974|access-date=May 15, 2022|page=18|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/231510334/|title=Trombetta Won't Oppose Burke|work=Fort Lauderdale News|location=Fort Lauderdale, Florida|date=April 5, 1974|access-date=May 15, 2022|page=22|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/724878904/|title=Trombetta Thumps For Corporate Tax|first=Walter|last=Dunn|work=Sun-Tattler|location=Hollywood, Florida|date=January 27, 1971|access-date=May 15, 2022|page=2|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} He served as a Democratic member for the 89th district of the Florida House of Representatives from 1970 to 1972.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html|title=House of Representatives|access-date=May 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095046/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html|archive-date=January 13, 2018|url-status=live|via=Wayback Machine}}

Trombetta was originally from New York. He attended the University of Notre Dame, and served in the United States Marine Corps. In 1970, Trombetta was elected for the 89th district{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/272805377/|title=Candidates Differ On Tax Politics|first=Jim|last=Guier|work=Fort Lauderdale News|location=Fort Lauderdale, Florida|date=October 15, 1970|access-date=May 15, 2022|page=25|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} of the Florida House of Representatives, succeeding Charles J. King. In 1972, Trombetta was succeeded by James Lorenzo Walker for the 89th district. He lived in Broward County, Florida before moving to Tallahassee, Florida in 1973.

Trombetta died in January 2008, at the age of 69.