John Joseph Santucci (April 2, 1931 – June 26, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician.
The son of Italian immigrant parents, Santucci was born on April 2, 1931, in Ozone Park, Queens, New York City.
On December 30, 1976, Santucci was appointed as District Attorney of Queens County, to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Nicholas Ferraro to the New York Supreme Court.
[6] In 1980, Santucci ran in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Jacob K. Javits but was defeated by U.S. Representative Elizabeth Holtzman.
[7] He died aged 85 at Winthrop-University Hospital on June 26, 2016, after going into cardiac arrest at his home in Garden City, New York.