James A. Romanelli (July 8, 1929 – October 16, 1988) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania State Senate.
[4] A native of the South Side, Romanelli worked as a Pittsburgh city building inspector prior to elective office.
[6] He was elected to represent the 43rd senatorial district in the Pennsylvania Senate in a 1975 special election.
[5] In 1982, he moved to Squirrel Hill in order to accommodate his mother and mother in law, who had moved in with him and his wife.
[5] He apologized after telling steelworkers at a Labor Day parade in Homestead that they should slash the tires on foreign cars.