Joseph P. Addabbo | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| In office January 3, 1961 – April 10, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Albert H. Bosch |
| Succeeded by | Alton Waldon |
| Constituency | 5th district (1961–63) 7th district (1963–83) 6th district (1983–86) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Patrick Addabbo March 17, 1925 Queens, New York |
| Died | April 10, 1986 (aged 61) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Saint John's Cemetery, Queens |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | Three, including Joseph Addabbo Jr. |
| Alma mater | City College of New York St. John's Law School |
Joseph Patrick Addabbo (March 17, 1925 – April 10, 1986) was a New York City politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1961 until his death from a seizure in Washington, D.C., in 1986. As the chairman of the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense in the 1980s, he was a noted critic of President Ronald Reagan's massive defense spending increases.
Addabbo was born in Queens, New York, and lived in the borough his entire life. He was a 1946 graduate of St. John's Law School and practiced law in Ozone Park, New York, before his election to Congress in 1960. Addabbo was the Democratic nominee to replace Queens Rep. Albert H. Bosch, a Republican who left Congress to begin a judicial career.