Frank Joseph Guarini (born August 20, 1924) is an American

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politician, who represented

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in the

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, where he represented the Fourteenth Congressional District for seven terms from 1979 to 1993. He is of Italian descent.

Early life and education

Guarini graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942. He served in the

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aboard from 1944 to 1946. Guarini received an

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from

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, in 1947 and a J.D. from

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in 1950 as well as an LL.M. in 1955. He pursued graduate work at

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and was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1951. He commenced practice in Jersey City.

Political career

Guarini served in the New Jersey Senate from 1965 to 1972. In 1970, Guarini unsuccessfully challenged incumbent U.S. Senator

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in the Democratic Primary, losing 66%–34%.

Congress

Guarini was elected as a

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to the 96th and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993). He retired from Congress in 1993. His district number was eliminated following the 1990 Census, but in sense was succeeded by Bob Menendez in the renumbered 13th district.

Legacy

The Jersey City post office building on the corner of Montgomery and Washington has been dedicated to Guarini.

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in Rome, Italy, designated its campus as the Frank J. Guarini campus, and the library at

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is also named in his honor. He received the ''America Award'' of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2014. Dartmouth has created the Frank J. Guarini Institute for International Education in recognition of his longtime support of the college. In 2018, Dartmouth further recognized him by announced the naming of the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies in his honor.

References

External links

Official website of Frank J. Guarini
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