Joseph P. Vigorito
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Joseph Phillip Vigorito (November 10, 1918–February 5, 2003) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Joe Vigorito was born in Niles, Ohio. He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 and was awarded the Purple Heart. After serving in the military, he graduated in 1947 from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and received an MBA from the University of Denver in 1949. He was a member of the faculty at Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania, from 1949 to 1964.
He was elected as a Democrat to the 89th Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1976. After his time in Congress, he served on the faculty of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., from 1977 through 1978. He was again an unsuccessful candidate for election to the 96th Congress in 1978. He died in Washington, D.C.
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| Preceded by: James D. Weaver |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district 1965-1977 |
Succeeded by: Marc L. Marks |
