John F. Cordisco
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 140th district
In office
1981–1986
Preceded byJohn M. Rodgers
Succeeded byThomas C. Corrigan
Personal details
Born (1955-02-17) February 17, 1955 (age 68)
Mt. Holly, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNewtown, Pennsylvania
OccupationPersonal Injury Attorney
Websitewww.cordiscosaile.com

John F. Cordisco (born February 17, 1955) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and a founding partner at Cordisco & Saile LLC.

While working as a steel worker, Cordisco earned an undergraduate degree from Rider College and a J.D. degree from Temple.[1] He was elected to the local school board at the age of 22.[2]

Cordisco was first elected to represent the 140th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1980 at the age of 25.[3] During his tenure, Cordisco chaired the House Committee on Veterans Health Care and sponsored multiple pieces of legislation to provide assistance to veterans.[3] He left the House in 1986.

He went on to establish a Cordisco & Bradway law firm in Bristol, Pennsylvania and helped found Team Capital Bank, a community bank in Eastern Pennsylvania.[2] He is currently the founding partner at Cordisco & Saile LLC, where he practices in the area of serious personal injury claims.[3] He has been appointed to serve as Judge Pro Temp in the Philadelphia Court System to assist the courts in resolving civil litigations in the area of personal injury.[3] He is the current chair of the Bucks County Democratic Party.[4][5] The political website PoliticsPA named him to their list of Pennsylvania's Best and Worst County Party Chairs, saying that he brought a "new sense of optimism" to Bucks County Democrats.[6]

He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 Pennsylvania Treasurer election, losing to Robert McCord.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Bankable choice: Cordisco is the Democrats' best for treasurer". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. PG Publishing Co. Inc. 2008-04-06.
  2. ^ a b "Who We Are". teamcapitalbank.com. Team Capital Bank.
  3. ^ a b c d "John F. Cordisco - Shareholder". Stark & Stark. 2009.
  4. ^ Fitzgerald, Tom (2007-07-02). "From Pa. suburbs, 2 run for treasurer". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  5. ^ Larussa, Tony (2008-03-02). "Four Dems seek party's nod for state treasurer". The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  6. ^ "PA's Best and Worst County Chairs". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2001. Archived from the original on 2003-02-12.
  7. ^ "2008 General Primary - State Treasurer". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2009-06-08.

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