Leo C. Zeferetti (July 15, 1927 – March 21, 2018) was a Democratic member of the

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from New York. Born in

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, he attended public schools in the borough. He served in the

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from 1944 to 1946 (attaining the rank of

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as a

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) and was an officer of the

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from 1957 to 1974. During this period, he enrolled at

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(1963) and

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(1964-1966) but did not take a degree from either institution. Zeferetti was a member of the New York State Crime Control Planning Board from 1972 to 1974 and a representative to President's Conference on Correction in 1971. He served as the president of the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association from 1968 to 1974. In 1974, he was elected from a district that included the

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, Sunset Park,

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and Bath Beach sections of Brooklyn, succeeding longtime incumbent

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following his ascendancy to the governorship of New York. His district was eliminated in redistricting in 1982, and the bulk of its territory was merged with the Staten Island-based district of freshman Republican

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, who defeated him in the general election that year.

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1927 births 2018 deaths American prison officers Baruch College alumni New York University alumni Politicians from Brooklyn United States Navy sailors Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) American trade union leaders Leaders of organizations New York City Department of Correction {{NewYork-Representative-stub