Francesco Joseph Barbaro[1] (December 18, 1927 – September 4, 2016) was an American politician from the Democratic Party who served in the New York State Assembly from the 47th district (Bensonhurst, Brooklyn) from 1973 to 1996.

[1] In 2004, Barbaro ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 13th congressional district, losing to incumbent Republican Vito J.

[4][5] An example of Barbaro working as a legislator with others[6] involved reclaiming a Bensonhurst public school that was transferred to the Transit Authority in 1981 due to it being underutilized.

[1] In 1999, Barbaro presided over a bench trial for a murder case, finding the defendant guilty and sentencing him to 15 years to life in prison.

In 2013, he testified in favor of reversing his decision, but it was again upheld, with Justice ShawnDya L. Simpson concluding that, while she was also deeply troubled by the case, there were no legal grounds to overturn the ruling.