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Joseph A. Coduti
House 1935-36 (District 60)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/12/1899
Birth Place:
Montefalcone di Val Fortore,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Italy
Date of Death:
4/13/1969
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Hibbing
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Lawyer
EDUCATION
Hibbing High School; Secondary; Graduate
Hibbing Junior College; Junior College/Community College; Graduate
St. Paul College of Law; Law Degree;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Agency:
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry;
1937 to ?
State Agency:
Minnesota Department of Employment Security (Assistant Attorney General);
1939 to ?
State Attorney General Staff:
Minnesota Office of the Attorney General (Assistant State Attorney General under Miles Lord, Walter Mondale, and Robert W. Mattson, Sr.);
1960 to 09/01/1967
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Adeline Ada Coduti (married on May 15, 1937)
Children:
Two children: Susan and Paula
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to northern Minnesota in 1913.
He was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party.
He was the first Farmer-Labor endorsed candidate elected from the 60th District. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1935)
He is interred in Maple Hill Cemetery in Hibbing, Minnesota.
Elected:
11/6/1934
Residence:
Hibbing
Term of Office:
1/7/1935 to 1/3/1937
Oath Date:
1/8/1935
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation:
Practicing Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Party Notes: He was the first Farmer-Labor endorsed candidate elected from the 60th District. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1935)
Committees:
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Aircrafts and Airways
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Civil Administration
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Elections
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Judiciary
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Labor
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Markets and Marketing
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Municipal Affairs
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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