There, he became involved with the United Auto Workers union and was one of the charter members of Kenosha's UAW Local 72.
[1] Molinaro made his first attempt at elected office in 1937, running unsuccessfully for the Kenosha County Board of Supervisors.
Molinaro prevailed with 46% in the general election over Siebert and Republican candidate George E.
[9] In 1961, while serving in the Legislature, Molinaro became involved in the founding of American State Bank in Kenosha.
His parents, Raffaele (Ralph) and Teresa Molinaro (née Marano), had immigrated to the United States from the province of Cosenza in the Kingdom of Italy.
[10] George Molinaro married Madeleine R. Jensen on March 2, 1946, at Kenosha's Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
[12] After his death, University of Wisconsin–Parkside named a major building complex George Molinaro Hall in his honor.