a.^ John Smithyman had served as Acting Controller from the time of Leonard's resignation, until Vignola was elected to the office.[1] a.^ John Smithyman was again appointed Acting Controller following Vignola's resignation, and served until Saidel was elected.
In November 1982, Philadelphia City Controller Thomas Leonard resigned his post and announced his intention to run for Mayor[2] (he would ultimately lose the Democratic nomination to Wilson Goode). Vignola ran to succeed him, and was elected in November 1983.
Vignola resigned the office of City Controller in December 1987, and subsequently announced his intention to challenge incumbent RepublicanSenatorJohn Heinz in the 1988 election.[3] Heinz, who was seeking his third term in the Senate, had amassed considerable political clout, having most recently served as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Vignola's candidacy struggled to gain traction, and he was ultimately defeated by over 30 percentage points, or roughly 1.5 million votes, while only carrying one county across the state–Philadelphia.[4]
City Council tenure and return to private life
In 1991, Vignola announced his intention to challenge incumbent Democratic Councilman James Tayoun for his First District on the Philadelphia City Council. Tayoun eventually announced his intention to retire rather than seek re-election amid a federal investigation into alleged tax fraud. His candidacy was supported by his cousin, Democratic power broker and former State SenatorBuddy Cianfrani,[5] and Vignola eventually scored a narrow victory former Republican State RepresentativeConnie McHugh in the fall general election.[6]
He served in a variety of appointed positions during Rendell's gubernatorial tenure, and has subsequently returned to private business.
Personal life
In 2010, Vignola's 21-year-old son, Joseph Jr., admitted to beating an 18-year-old woman he met on the website Craigslist, and slashing her throat in a Philadelphia hotel room. He was originally sentenced to two-to-four years in prison, but later had his sentence extended to nine to 26 years when he was discovered to have lied to the court about alleged incidents of hazing during his time at the Valley Forge Military Academy.[8]
References
^"City Finance Director Picked to Replace Goode". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 25, 1982. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^"Leonard Takes The Plunge In A High-Stakes Race". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 10, 1982. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^Infield, Tom (December 16, 1987). "Vignola Steps Down From Controller's Chair". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^"PA US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^"Party Backs Vignola Bid For Council". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 26, 1991. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^"Philadelphia City Council 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^"Councilman To Be Chief Of PICA". The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 18, 1995. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^Slobodzian, Joseph A. (March 9, 2011). "Vignola Jr.'s sentence extended for lying about hazing". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
1. Immediately preceded as Acting Controller by John Smithyman 2. Immediately succeeded as Acting Controller by John Smithyman
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vignola, joseph, vignola, born, august, 1949, democratic, politician, from, philadelphia, pennsylvania, member, philadelphia, city, council, from, districtin, office, january, 1992, april, 1995preceded, byjames, tayounsucceeded, byfrank, diciccophiladelphia, c. Joseph C Vignola Sr born August 11 1949 is a Democratic politician from Philadelphia Pennsylvania Joe VignolaMember of the Philadelphia City Council from the 1st DistrictIn office January 6 1992 April 1 1995Preceded byJames TayounSucceeded byFrank DiCiccoPhiladelphia City ControllerIn office January 2 1984 December 15 1987Preceded byThomas Leonard a Succeeded byJonathan Saidel b Personal detailsBorn 1949 08 11 August 11 1949 age 73 Political partyDemocraticAlma materThe University of PennsylvaniaTemple UniversityHarvard UniversityProfessionPoliticianInvestment Advisora John Smithyman had served as Acting Controller from the time of Leonard s resignation until Vignola was elected to the office 1 a John Smithyman was again appointed Acting Controller following Vignola s resignation and served until Saidel was elected Contents 1 Political career 1 1 City Controller 1 2 Senate candidacy 1 3 City Council tenure and return to private life 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksPolitical career EditCity Controller Edit In November 1982 Philadelphia City Controller Thomas Leonard resigned his post and announced his intention to run for Mayor 2 he would ultimately lose the Democratic nomination to Wilson Goode Vignola ran to succeed him and was elected in November 1983 Senate candidacy Edit Main article United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1988 Vignola resigned the office of City Controller in December 1987 and subsequently announced his intention to challenge incumbent Republican Senator John Heinz in the 1988 election 3 Heinz who was seeking his third term in the Senate had amassed considerable political clout having most recently served as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee Vignola s candidacy struggled to gain traction and he was ultimately defeated by over 30 percentage points or roughly 1 5 million votes while only carrying one county across the state Philadelphia 4 City Council tenure and return to private life Edit In 1991 Vignola announced his intention to challenge incumbent Democratic Councilman James Tayoun for his First District on the Philadelphia City Council Tayoun eventually announced his intention to retire rather than seek re election amid a federal investigation into alleged tax fraud His candidacy was supported by his cousin Democratic power broker and former State Senator Buddy Cianfrani 5 and Vignola eventually scored a narrow victory former Republican State Representative Connie McHugh in the fall general election 6 Vignola resigned his council seat in 1995 after Mayor Ed Rendell appointed him executive director of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority PICA 7 He served in a variety of appointed positions during Rendell s gubernatorial tenure and has subsequently returned to private business Personal life EditIn 2010 Vignola s 21 year old son Joseph Jr admitted to beating an 18 year old woman he met on the website Craigslist and slashing her throat in a Philadelphia hotel room He was originally sentenced to two to four years in prison but later had his sentence extended to nine to 26 years when he was discovered to have lied to the court about alleged incidents of hazing during his time at the Valley Forge Military Academy 8 References Edit City Finance Director Picked to Replace Goode The Philadelphia Inquirer November 25 1982 Retrieved February 5 2012 Leonard Takes The Plunge In A High Stakes Race The Philadelphia Inquirer November 10 1982 Retrieved February 5 2012 Infield Tom December 16 1987 Vignola Steps Down From Controller s Chair The Philadelphia Inquirer Retrieved February 5 2012 PA US Senate Our Campaigns Retrieved February 5 2012 Party Backs Vignola Bid For Council The Philadelphia Inquirer April 26 1991 Retrieved February 5 2012 Philadelphia City Council 01 Our Campaigns Retrieved February 5 2012 Councilman To Be Chief Of PICA The Philadelphia Inquirer February 18 1995 Retrieved February 5 2012 Slobodzian Joseph A March 9 2011 Vignola Jr s sentence extended for lying about hazing The Philadelphia Inquirer Retrieved February 5 2012 External links EditProfile at the Colmen GroupPhiladelphia City CouncilPreceded byJames Tayoun Member of the Philadelphia City Council for the 1st District1992 1995 Succeeded byFrank DiCiccoPolitical officesPreceded byThomas Leonard1 Philadelphia City Controller1984 1987 Succeeded byJonathan Saidel2Party political officesPreceded byCyril Wecht Democratic nominee for U S Senator from Pennsylvania Class 1 1988 Succeeded byHarris WoffordNotes and references1 Immediately preceded as Acting Controller by John Smithyman2 Immediately succeeded as Acting Controller by John Smithyman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Vignola amp oldid 1091694033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
