Teno Roncalio
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming's At-large district |
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In office January 3, 1971 – December 30, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | John S. Wold |
| Succeeded by | Dick Cheney |
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In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
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| Preceded by | William Henry Harrison |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Harrison |
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March 23, 1916 Rock Springs, Wyoming |
| Died | March 30, 2003 (aged 87) Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Rock Springs, Wyoming |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming |
Teno Roncalio (March 23, 1916 – March 30, 2003) was a Democratic politician from Wyoming who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967, and again from 1971 until 1978.
Roncalio was born to an Italian immigrant family in Rock Springs, Wyoming. His father Frank Roncalio was a coal miner who made extra money as a junk salesman. His mother Ernesta was a homemaker. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and was awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in the Normandy invasion.
In 1947, Roncalio graduated from the University of Wyoming. He served as the prosecuting attorney for Laramie County from 1950 to 1956. In 1957, he was elected as chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party. Roncalio also was chosen as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968. As Chairman of the Wyoming delegation to the 1960 Convention, he cast the deciding votes that won John F. Kennedy the nomination for President.
In 1964, he narrowly defeated Republican Rep. William Henry Harrison to win Wyoming's at-large congressional seat. Roncalio gave up the seat two years later to become the Democratic nominee for United States Senate. He was edged out in that race by Republican Governor Clifford P. Hansen.
In 1970, when Wyoming's House seat became open again, Roncalio ran again for his old job, winning by just 608 votes. He was re-elected narrowly in 1972, but by a wider margin in 1974, when he defeated Thomas F. Stroock, and again in 1976.
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