Joseph A. Tauriello
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Joseph Tauriello
| office = Member of the New York Senate
from the 55th district
| birth_date = April 3, 1934
| death_date = November 17, 2009 (aged 75)
| termstart = 1974
| termend = 1980
| predecessor = Frank J. Glinski
| successor = Anthony M. Masiello
| alma_mater = University at Buffalo
| relations = Anthony F. Tauriello (uncle)
| birth_place = Buffalo, New York, U.S.
| death_place = Cheektowaga, New York, U.S.
| party = Democratic
}}
Joseph A. Tauriello (April 3, 1934 – November 17, 2009) was an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Senate.
Early life and education
Tauriello was born on April 3, 1934, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Frank J. Tauriello and Margaret L. Tauriello. His uncle, Anthony F. Tauriello, served for one term in the United States House of Representatives. He attended Grover Cleveland High School and the University at Buffalo.
Career
In 1958, he joined the Buffalo Fire Department and became an arson investigator.
He entered politics as a Democrat. He was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Erie County in 1966 and 1967; and a member of the Erie County Legislature from 1968 to 1973.[http://www2.erie.gov/legislature/index.php?q=previous-serving-legislators Previous Serving Legislators] at the Erie County Legislature
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1974 to 1980, sitting in the 180th, 181st, 182nd and 183rd New York State Legislatures. In 1980, he was appointed to the New York State Workers' Compensation Board.[http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/J3534-2009 Mourning the death of Joseph A. Tauriello, former New York State Senator] (New York State Senate resolution, 2010)
Death
He died on November 17, 2009, at in Elderwood Senior Care in Cheektowaga, New York. He was buried at the Mount Calvary Cemetery there.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150329151342/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-21718565.html Joseph A. Tauriello, state senator, key political figure] in The Buffalo News, on November 19, 2009; at HighBeam Research
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|75001767}}
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Category:Politicians from Buffalo, New York
Category:Democratic Party New York (state) state senators
Category:County legislators in New York (state)
Category:University at Buffalo alumni
Category:20th-century members of the New York State Legislature