Paul A. Fino

Paul A. Fino, New York Congressman and Judge

Paul Albert Fino (December 15, 1913 – June 16, 2009) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Fino was born in New York City. He graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 1937. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1945 until 1950. He was elected to Congress in 1952 and served from January 3, 1953 until his resignation on December 31, 1968. He was a delegate to the 1960 Republican National Convention, 1964 Republican National Convention and the 1968 Republican National Convention. He was elected to the New York Supreme Court and assumed duties on January 1, 1969.

In Congress, Fino championed the creation of a "national lottery," which he believed would allow the federal government to raise additional revenue to fund crucial programs without raising taxes.

In 1986, Fino published his autobiography, My Life in Politics and Public Service.

He was a resident of Atlantic Beach, New York when he died at age 95 on June 16, 2009, in North Woodmere, New York.^[1] He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.

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• Paul A. Fino at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Paul A. Fino at Find a Grave