Sigmund Robert Molinari (born Sigismondo Berengario Nicola Molinari;[1] February 22, 1898 – May 31, 1957) was an American politician from New York. Molinari, who served one term in the New York State Assembly, was "the first Italian immigrant to serve in the New York state Assembly."[2][dubious – discuss]
He was born in Italy the town of Amantea to parents Gaetano Molinari and Mariantonia Perciavalle, and graduated from New York University. Before entering politics, he was a real estate broker on Staten Island. He worked as an appraiser and property manager for the New York City Bureau of Real Estate from 1941 until his election.[3]
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Richmond Co., 2nd D.) in 1943 and 1944, elected on the Republican ticket. In 1944, he ran for re-election on the Democratic ticket,[4] Molinari but was defeated by Republican Edmund P. Radigan. In 1948, he lost a race for the Republican nomination for the New York State Senate. He ran unsuccessfully for the party's nomination for Staten Island borough president in 1953.[3]
S. Robert Molinari died May 31, 1957, at the age of 59.[3]
^"Obituary: Guy Molinari, 89, a giant who transformed Staten Island's civic and political landscape". Staten Island Advance. July 25, 2018.
^ abc"Molinari is Dead; Ex-Legislator, 59; Staten Island Realty Broker Served in State Assembly, '43-'44, and in City Bureau". New York Times. 1957-06-02.
^Peter Szekely (July 25, 2018). "Guy Molinari, Republican voice in Democratic New York, dead at 89". Reuters. S. Robert Molinari .. elected as a Republican but then became a Democrat and lost his bid for re-election
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