Thomas J. Bartosiewicz (born May 27, 1948) is an American politician from

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Life

Bartosiewicz was born on May 27, 1948, in

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and died November 23, 2005. He attended St. Stanislaus Kostka Elementary School and St. Francis Prep in Brooklyn. He graduated from

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in 1969. In 1971, he received a scholarship from the

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to study at the

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. He entered politics as a

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. On February 10, 1976, he was elected to the

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, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

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. Bartosiewicz was re-elected several times, and remained in the Senate until 1988, sitting in the 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th and

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s. In June 1988, he announced that he would not seek re-election later that year, but pursue his interest in minor league baseball instead.''Albany Notes; Mario Cuomo Rediscovers "Real People"''
in the ''

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'' on June 26, 1988

References

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