Felix Grucci

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Felix Grucci
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Michael Forbes
Succeeded by	Tim Bishop
Born	November 25, 1951 (1951-11-25) (age 56) Brookhaven, New York
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Madeleine Grucci
Children	Felix Grucci
Religion	Christian

Felix J. Grucci, Jr. (born November 25, 1951) is a former United States Representative from East Patchogue, New York. He was elected as a Republican to the 107th United States Congress and served from 2001 until 2003.

Grucci was born in Brookhaven, New York. The son of the owner of a fireworks company, Fireworks by Grucci, he worked for his father and later took over the business. In 1993, Grucci ran for his first political office, earning a seat on the Brookhaven Town Council. In 1996, he was elected to a four year term as town supervisor. In 2000, he was elected to Congress easily, after Democratic incumbent Michael Forbes, who had switched from the Republican Party in 1999, was upset in the primary by an underfunded and unknown opponent, Regina Seltzer.

Grucci was considered a lock for re-election in the First District in 2002. Running against little-known college provost Tim Bishop, Grucci's campaign launched an attack ad claiming that his opponent had ignored sexual assault charges at Southampton College. Not only did the attacks raise his opponent's profile, they were based on inaccurate and discredited information from the college's student newspaper. The attack backfired and Bishop was narrowly elected, one of just a handful of Democratic bright spots in an otherwise good election cycle for Republicans.

He is married to Madeleine, with two children, Danielle and Felix III .

[edit] External links

• Felix Grucci at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by Michael Forbes

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district 2001–2003

Succeeded by Tim Bishop