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Polish ancestry Politicians in Pennsylvania

Walter T. Kamyk (1913-1979) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., January 18, 1913. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; auditor; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County 3rd District, 1949-63. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance; Polish Roman Catholic Union; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Amvets. Died October 26, 1979 (age 66 years, 281 days). Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Etna, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Anthony Kamyk and Anna Kamyk; married to Wanda Plucinski.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Lesinski (1885-1950) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., January 3, 1885. Democrat. Real estate business; lumber business; banker; U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1933-50; died in office 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Died in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., May 27, 1950 (age 65 years, 144 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Father of John Lesinski Jr..   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Stanley M. Noszka (b. 1920) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 19, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Pennsylvania state senate 38th District, 1967-78. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish Roman Catholic Union; Foresters. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Stanley J. Novak (b. 1911) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Salemville, Bedford County, Pa., March 9, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; UAW-CIO international representative; business agent, Boilermakers Union; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan state senate, 1955-74 (5th District 1955-64, 9th District 1965-74). Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP; Polish National Alliance. Burial location unknown.   Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58   Richard Trumka (b. 1949) — of Nemacolin, Greene County, Pa. Born in Nemacolin, Greene County, Pa., July 24, 1949. Democrat. Lawyer; president, United Mine Workers, 1982-95; secretary-treasurer, AFL-CIO, 1995-2009; president, AFL-CIO, 2009-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984, 1996, 2000. Italian and Polish ancestry. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Son of Frank Richard Trumka and Eola Elizabeth (Bertugli) Trumka; married 1982 to Barbara Vidovich.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

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