Roman Pucinski
| Roman Pucinski | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 11th district |
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In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Timothy P. Sheehan |
| Succeeded by | Frank Annunzio |
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City of Chicago Alderman from the 41st Ward |
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In office 1973 – 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Edward T. Scholl |
| Succeeded by | Brian Doherty |
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May 13, 1919 Buffalo, New York |
| Died | September 25, 2002 (aged 83) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
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Northwestern University John Marshall Law School |
| Profession | Politician Attorney |
| Religion | Catholicism |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army Air Corps |
| Years of service | 1941-1945 |
Roman Conrad Pucinski (May 13, 1919 – September 25, 2002) was an American Democratic politician from Chicago, Illinois. He was a U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1973 and alderman from the 41st Ward of Chicago from 1973 to 1991. He was considered a longtime leader of Chicago Polonia and was seen to represent its interests in Washington along with Congressman Dan Rostenkowski.
He was born in Buffalo, New York, but moved to Chicago with his family as a child. In 1941, he graduated from Northwestern University. During World War II, he served in the Air Force. After the war, he attended John Marshall Law School in Chicago and graduated in 1949. He worked in journalism for many years, notably at the Chicago Sun-Times. In 1952, he was chief investigator for the Congressional Special Committee which investigated the Katyn Massacre. This was of special interest to him as a Polish-American.
In 1958, Pucinski was elected U.S Representative from the heavily Polish-American 11th District on the Northwest Side of Chicago. He was re-elected to six additional terms, serving from 1959 to 1973.
As a representative, he pushed for the installation of "black box" flight recorders on all passenger airliners and supported federal assistance to community colleges.
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