Gaetano Giordano

[2] He enlisted in the Army in February 1941 and served as a parachute instructor at Fort Benning in Georgia during World War II.

[5] He had no primary opponent that year but in 1963, ward leaders in the 2nd district tried to throw their weight behind another Democrat, claiming that Giordano was not responsive to their concerns.

[7] The ward leaders' efforts were unsuccessful and Giordano defeated the ADA-backed candidate, David Savitt, by a five-to-one margin in the May primary election.

Giordano, now running in the 1st district because of redistricting, was not so fortunate, losing narrowly to Republican Benjamin Curcuruto.

[2] His son, Gaetano Jr., ran for city council as a Republican in a 1984 special election, but lost to Democrat Angel L.

[12] Giordano continued to put in long hours at the family business until his death in 1996 of a heart attack.