The Political Graveyard: Alioto family of California

Alioto family of California

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Joseph Lawrence Alioto (1916-1998) — also known as Joseph L. Alioto — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., February 12, 1916. Son of Guiseppe Alioto (1886-1961) and Domenica Mae (Lazio) Alioto (1893-1971); married, June 2, 1941, to Angelina Genaro (divorced 1977); married 1978 to Kathleen Sullivan; father of Angela Mia Alioto; grandfather of Michela Alioto-Pier. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1968-76; candidate in primary for Governor of California, 1974. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Indicted in 1971 on federal charges of bribery, conspiracy, and mail fraud; acquitted in 1972. Died, of prostate cancer and pneumonia, in San Francisco, Calif., January 29, 1998. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
- See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
Kathleen Sullivan Alioto (born c.1944) — also known as Kathleen Sullivan — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Married 1978 to Joseph Lawrence Alioto; step-mother of Angela Mia Alioto; step-grandmother of Michela Alioto-Pier. Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1978. Female. Still living as of 1978.
Angela Mia Alioto (b. 1949) — also known as Angela Alioto — of San Francisco, Calif. Born October 20, 1949. Daughter of Joseph Lawrence Alioto and Angelina (Genaro) Alioto; step-daughter of Kathleen Sullivan Alioto; married, December 8, 1968, to Adolfo Veronese; aunt of Michela Alioto-Pier. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1991, 1995, 2003. Female. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, NAACP. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
- Books by Angela Alioto: Straight to the Heart
Michela Alioto-Pier (b. 1968) — also known as Michela A. Alioto — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., March 29, 1968. Granddaughter of Joseph Lawrence Alioto; daughter of Joseph Michael Alioto; step-granddaughter of Kathleen Sullivan Alioto; niece of Angela Mia Alioto; married to Thomas Pier. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1996; Democratic candidate for secretary of state of California, 1998, 2002 (primary); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000. Female. Her legs were paralyzed in a 1981 ski-lift accident. Still living as of 2007.
- See also: Wikipedia article.

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